| Saguaro cactus rib harvesting stick used to knock down the saguaro fruit which ripens in June in the Sonoran desert lands of the Tohono O'odham Indians. The harvest scene is shown in a page from the book "Desert Giant, the World of the Saguaro Cactus" by Barbara Bash, published by Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1989. The Indians scoop out the bright red pulp, full of tiny black seeds, to make jams, candies, syrups and wine. |
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| Friendship pot commemorates the round dance of the Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indians of southeastern Arizona. The Round Dance is an important element of the annual Saguaro fruit harvest. During the festival, the entire tribe will gather to drink ceremonial saguaro fruit wine, sing, dance and coax rainclouds to their arid lands. The round dance symbolizes not only the unity of the tribe, but the love the O'odham people have for their fragile desert home. The friendship pot is virtually the only pottery made by the tribe. This information courtesy the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Gift Shops. |
| Saguaro cactus ribs and arm showing woody structure of the plant. |
| Saguaro cactus cookie jar, (18 in. high). |
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