2. Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham
  3. Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham

Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham

Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham

Photographs of cholla bud harvesting and processing, a tradition of the Tohono O'odham.

Cholla buds are a traditional food source for the Tohono O'odham. In this sequence of seven images, we see how the buds are harvested, boiled to release their oxylic acid, and dried in the sun to be later re-hydrated and used in cooking. Staghorn, buckhorn and pencil cholla buds are harvested in this manner.

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Cholla buds are picked using a saguaro-rib tong_image #2.jpg

Cholla buds are picked using a saguaro-rib tong_image #2

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Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
The cholla buds are boiled to release their oxylic acid and to soften them_image #4.jpg

The cholla buds are boiled to release their oxylic acid and to soften them_image #4

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Dried buds are packed into containers_image #7.jpg

Dried buds are packed into containers_image #7

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
The spines are separated from the buds using a broom and screen_image #3.jpg

The spines are separated from the buds using a broom and screen_image #3

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Boiled buds are set in the sun to dry_image #5.jpg

Boiled buds are set in the sun to dry_image #5

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Cholla bud harvesting begins by finding a cactus filled with buds_image #1.jpg

Cholla bud harvesting begins by finding a cactus filled with buds_image #1

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Buds are drying in the sun_image #6.jpg

Buds are drying in the sun_image #6

Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge