Donor Name:

National Endowment for the Arts  Search this

Length - Grater:

24.5 cm

Width - Grater:

4.1 cm

Height - Grater:

2 cm

Length - Heath:

7 cm

Width - Heath:

6.8 cm

Height - Heath:

1.4 cm

Culture:

Chamoru (CHamoru, Chamorro)  Search this

Object Type:

Grater

Place:

Guam (Guåhan), United States, Micronesia

Accession Date:

6 Jul 1998

Notes:

COCONUT GRATER (KAMYO) (1 OF 2): FLAT PIECE OF METAL W/ SLIGHT CURVE. ONE END ROUNDED W/ SHARP SERRATED EDGE, OTHER END HAS 2 HOLES BY WHICH GRATER SCREWED ONTO ARM OF A WOODEN BENCH. "JFL GUAM" INCISED ON PIECE. SHEATH (2 OF 2): 2 PIECES OF LEATHER WOVEN TOGETHER ALONG EDGES BY BROWN PLASTIC STRIPS. ONE SIDE SMOOTH W/ INCISED DESIGNS, OTHER SIDE ROUGH.

Record Last Modified:

12 Jul 2021

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

420704

USNM Number:

E428723-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3132d5476-231c-48be-9b55-017caaa07805

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503047