Gather

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Gather or gatherer can refer to:

Anthropology and sociology

• Hunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods
• Bee (gathering), an old term which describes a group of people coming together for a task
• Intensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a step toward domestication
• Rag gatherer, an archaic occupation, also known as rag picker
• Salon (gathering), a party associated with French and Italian intellectuals

Biography

• Hank Gathers, an American athlete who played NCAA basketball
• James Gathers, born 1930 is an American Olympic runner

Music and art

• Global gathering, a music festival in the United Kingdom
• Ricochet Gathering, a music event in the United States
• Tribal Gathering, a music festival in the United Kingdom

Textiles

• Gather (sewing), an area where fabric is folded or bunched together with thread or yarn
• Gather (knitting), a generic term for one of several knitting techniques to draw stitches closer together

See also

• The Gathering

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