HARVEST VISIT CFP.HV

HARVEST VISIT CFP.HVHARVEST VISIT In Indian Territory (Eastern Oklahoma) most families were mixed bloods and most were farmers. The work in the fields was often shared by neighbors . . . the work was necessary for survival and very hard BUT it was also almost a social opportunity for the families. Corn was the most important crops for these families . . . for their own consumption and for their livestock. These two women are sharing the work of preparing to make hominy

HARVEST VISIT

                In Indian Territory (Eastern Oklahoma) most families were mixed bloods and most were farmers.  The work in the fields was often shared by neighbors . . . the work was necessary for survival and very hard BUT it was also almost a social opportunity for the families.   Corn was the most important crops for these families . . . for their own consumption and for their livestock.  These two women are sharing the work of preparing to make hominy - one is picking and carrying the corn and the other is shelling.  This is just the beginning of the work needed to create a favorite food.

Jeanne Rorex Bridges

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Best of Painting at the Cherokee National Museum, 1992 Trail of Tears Art Show

Cover of MODERN COLLAGE MAGAZINE, October 98,New Jersey

Cover of the Annual Report for Rural Electric Coop, Oklahoma

An illustration in ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF NATIVE AMERICA

Custom framed 11 inch by 15 inch, final size 13 by 17.