introduction food Plant Gathering Hunting and Fishing Storage Food Processing Plant Processing 01. Winnowing tray Maidu 02. Winnowing tray Ohlone (Costanoan) 03. Winnowing tray Western Mono 04. Meal brush, soaproot fiber, denim cotton, cloth, string Yurok 05. Meal brush, soaproot fiber, string, resin Maidu 06. Meal brush, anise fiber, cotton string Pomo 07. Meal brush, soaproot fiber, string Central Sierra Miwok 08. Meal brush, soaproot fiber, string Southern Sierra Miwok 09. Meal brush, soaproot fiber, cordage, hide thong LuiseÑo 10. Pestle for mashing berries Yurok 11. Metate and grinding stone Mohave Animal Processing Cooking and Serving childhood, clothing, tools ceremony, wealth, recreation ishi and intercultural objects Western Mono. Mollie Cheepo brushing manzanita meal into a mortar with a soap root brush. Photograph by Edward W. Gifford, North Fork, Madera County, August 1918 (15-6229).