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Metal grater, usually attached to a crude bench on which the woman sits
Metal grater, usually attached to a crude bench on which the woman sits
Object Number 47-44-50/6167
Display Title Metal grater, usually attached to a crude bench on which the woman sits
Descriptions
Object Description Metal grater, usually attached to a crude bench on which the woman sits as she grates the coconut into a dish on the ground
Inventory Description Grater, iron bar, hooked one end, flat serrated disc on other end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm (8 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6167; 3; #44

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