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Object Number
999-34-50/12867
Display Title
Coconut-grater stool
Descriptions
Object Description
Coconut-grater stool with carved "x" design; patina; extensive insect damage; metal blade missing
Inventory Description
Coconut-grater stool, carved wood, incised geometric designs, x-shaped
Classification
- Food processing
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
Additional Geographic Terms
East Africa
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 47.5 x 15.7 x 4.6 cm (18 11/16 x 6 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-34-50/12867
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1991 - 12/12/99)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1991 - 12/12/99)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999-34-50/12868 | Coconut-grater stool |
Food processing
|
Tanzania
| |
| 999-34-50/12866 | Coconut-grater stool |
Food processing
|
Tanzania
| |
| 973-24-70/5343 | Coconut grater stool; wood, 16 in. h., 23 in. l. |
Stool
|
Oceania
| |
| 47-73-70/2915 | Wooden stool cocoanut grater - with mother of pearl |
Food processing
|
Nuku Hiva
| |
| 2004.24.24224A | Coconut grater stool |
Tikopia
| ||
| 2004.24.24224C | Coconut grater stool |
Tikopia
| ||
| 2004.24.24224B | Coconut grater stool |
Tikopia
| ||
| 2004.24.24224D | Coconut grater stool |
Tikopia
| ||
| 58-55-70/3874 | Cocoanut grater stool (wood), sikiana, called nohala or teubana |
Stool
|
Java
| |
| 58-55-70/3866 | Wooden cocoanut grater stool |
Stool
|
Nguria
| |
| 58-55-70/3867 | Cocoanut grater stool |
Stool
|
Tikopia
| |
| 10-58-30/82755 | Grater, unpainted |
Food processing
|
British Guiana
Guyana |