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Corn soaked & pounded

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Corn soaked & pounded Jan 18, 1920 Kadia, Belgian Congo

Corn soaked, 1/2 pounded and laid out to dry. It is then winnowed of husks and pounded into meal in a palm mortar. The operator occasionally spatting her hands as the pestle is in the air. [Shantz travel journal, Jan. 18, 1920]