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Object Number
38-60-30/1836
Display Title
Shredder made from a plant stem with small spines, used to shred platanos for co
Descriptions
Object Description
Shredder made from a plant stem with small spines, used to shred platanos for cooking together with fish or meat
Inventory Description
Scraper, carved wood, plain on 1 side, spiked on the other, curved
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Payamino
- Quichua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm (13 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-60-30/1836
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