- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Cane cassava sieve. [BH [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]
- Long description
- Cane cassava sieve, with four sets of two parallel supportive wooden sticks, bound together at the ends by plant fibre. Close to the sides of the sieve the weave is tighter in comparison to the rest of the sieve. There is a cross woven into the weave running through the centre of the sieve. [BH [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Kako River Wailakmapu Village
- Cultural groups
- Akawaio
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1957
- Date collected
- 1957
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1958
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry
- Dimensions
- Height: max 53 mm, Length: max 574 mm, Width: max 427 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1958.3.45
Search terms: Food and Drink, Basketry, Cassava Accessory, Sieve, Food Accessory
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