Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6130 |
| Keywords | Coconut grater |
| Description | Used for grating coconut flesh. Small incisions have been made into the upper section of the bone to serve as 'teeth' to perform the grating function. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Domestic object |
| Dimensions | 22.3 long |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used (as metal graters are now used) |
| Material | Bone; buffalo rib bone |
| Technique | Hand carved |
| Institution/Holder: object | Museum der Kulturen Basel |
| Collector | Dr Alfred Bühler |
| Date Collected | August 1935 |
| Place Collected | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| File Copyright | Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014 |
| MKB/Buehler object title | Spatel: Esspatel zum Auskratzen von Kokosnüssen, G |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Kau rate, M Koi nu'u, T |
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