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Stalk made from thorn vine and used as grater - one of the few kitchen utensils
Stalk made from thorn vine and used as grater - one of the few kitchen utensils
Object Number 37-32-50/2497
Display Title Stalk made from thorn vine and used as grater - one of the few kitchen utensils
Descriptions
Object Description Stalk made from thorn vine and used as grater - one of the few kitchen utensils of native woman
Inventory Description Stalk, thorny texture exterior, pith seems loosely connected to thorny skin
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Stalk
Dimensions Overall: 52.2 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm (20 9/16 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2497
Provenance
Collector Earl Halstead Morris (1931)
Donor Carnegie Institution of Washington Expedition (1931)

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