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... plant products . The only other structures were a brush enclosure used for certain ceremonies and a large enclosure , walled on three sides and attached to the house of a male leader . Among the Palm Springs Cahuilla in 1925 , the ...
... plant products . The only other structures were a brush enclosure used for certain ceremonies and a large enclosure , walled on three sides and attached to the house of a male leader . Among the Palm Springs Cahuilla in 1925 , the ...
Page 155
... plants collected and the varied means of food preparation . Contrary to expectations the overwhelming emphasis on plant foods did not mean that hunting was neglected nor that the inventory of weapons and traps was impoverished . Adult ...
... plants collected and the varied means of food preparation . Contrary to expectations the overwhelming emphasis on plant foods did not mean that hunting was neglected nor that the inventory of weapons and traps was impoverished . Adult ...
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... plant products and to a far lesser ex- tent animal substances to heal patients . As a plant was collected , it was neces- sary to follow certain rules . Songs were sung before removing roots , and an offering was placed in the ground ...
... plant products and to a far lesser ex- tent animal substances to heal patients . As a plant was collected , it was neces- sary to follow certain rules . Songs were sung before removing roots , and an offering was placed in the ground ...
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