Sunday, July 28, 1963
Local people came by Gunts after working in their gardens, bringing fruits and vegetables to exchange with us for salt. Many years ago, before salt was commercially available in distant trade stores, the Maring had collected salt from the few salt springs within their territory. Though considerably easier to get from visiting anthropologists, it was still a prized item, used sparingly to season steamed food.
Two little girls savor the tiny heaps of salt that their mothers have treated them to.
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