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Object Number 17-59-30/F60
Display Title Cassava grater. made only by arawakan woman of rio icana and traded
Descriptions
Object Description Cassava grater. made only by arawakan woman of rio icana and traded
Inventory Description Grater, concave board inset with stone fragments, painted IARCK yellow on brown
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Aiari
Dimensions Overall: 95 x 42 x 14 cm (37 3/8 x 16 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F60
Credit Line Gift of Dr. A. Hamilton Rice, 1917
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1916-1917 - 1917)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1916-1917 - 1917)

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