Coconut Grater
2013-18-49
From: Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Polle
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 2013-18-49 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Polle |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Tridacna Shell |
Description | Coconut grater blade made from a giant clam shell (Tridacna sp ). Convex/concave. Wavy exterior ridges of the clam shell on convex face. Lashed to the projecting neck of a coconut grating stool and used to grate the flesh of a cut coconut. |
Height | 0.6 cm |
Length | 11.2 cm |
Width | 7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
Other Number | 90 - Collector Number |
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