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Mountain woman winnowing millet

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 23, 1984
Location
Chandrakot village, en route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal
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A mountain woman winowing millet in front of her house at Chandrakot village, Nepal

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A woman is winnowing millet spread on a bamboo mat called a maandro. Winnowing is an agricultural method for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Millet is an important staple grain in Nepal. It can be grown in the drier mountain terraces where irrigation would be difficult.