Caption: Date: 1966
Location: Bharse, Gulmi
Description: Processing the millet harvest. Millett is a staple food made into a thick bread. On the right, the women are beating the millet tops to separate the seeds. The woman in the middle is separating the seed from the chaff by shaking a large flat basket. On the upper left is the purified grain. It will later be ground with hand turned grinding stones that are found on the patio of almost every house. Keywords: Carl Hosticka, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, threshing, winnowing
