Field of BroomsIn the Bernese Oberland and other places throughout Switzerland, women make brooms out of purple grass harvested from the moors. Similar brooms can be found in other regions around the world, including Greece, China, Ghana, and the Cook Islands. The oldest examples made more than 3,000 years ago come from Egypt. This book explores the traditional production techniques for tied brooms, their parallels in other cultures, significance in everyday life,