Saguaro cactus with fruit
Dove on saguaro eating fruit
Arizona State Museum, The University of Arizona
Saguaro Harvest Traditions of the Tohono O'odham
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This video was made at the Arizona State Museum on the campus of the University of Arizona during the Marking the Solstice: A Multicultural Celebration program in June 2002. It records Stella Tucker talking with visitors about museum objects related to saguaro harvesting and demonstrating how saguaro are harvested.

Harvesting saguaro fruit with picking stick

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