- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Basketry cassava squeezer. [MOBB [OPS move] 7/12/2016]
- Long description
- Basketry cassava squeezer. Tube of twill woven in blonde reed or cane with a loop at either end. Both loops are made of rolled wicker woven material, but only one end is open. [MOBB [OPS move] 7/12/2016]
- Cultural groups
- Wayana
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1963
- Date collected
- April - October 1963
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1964
- Materials and processes
- Material Reed Plant, Process Basketry, Process Twill Woven
- Dimensions
- Length: max 1345 mm, Width: max 130 mm, Height: max 98 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1964.2.52
Search terms: Food and Drink, Basketry, Cassava Accessory, Squeezer, Food Accessory
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