Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6584
KeywordsCoconut grater
DescriptionThis was used as a grater to grate coconut flesh. See the kitchen stool, IIc 6562 that would also have been used in performing this domestic task. Also see IIc 6583 for an example of a grater made from bone.
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypeDomestic object
Dimensions25.8 cm long
Use status in 2014Still used
MaterialBamboo and metal
Techniqueforged and hand constructed
Institution/Holder: objectMuseum der Kulturen Basel
CollectorDr Alfred Bühler
Date CollectedAugust 1935
Place CollectedBaguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
File CopyrightMuseum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014
MKB/Buehler object titleRaspel, G kauratte, M
Production status in 2014Still made
Timorese Language Term/sKau rate, M Koi nuu, T

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