Food grater
date: label: Date created
content: 1950-1990 (older stone chips set in a board carved in 1989-1990)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Arawak (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Shirley Hoffmann, Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Shirley Hoffmann, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Shirley Hoffmann in 1989 or 1990 while conducting research for her dissertation on indigenous agriculture in Amazonas, Venezuela; donated to NMAI by Shirley Hoffman in 2015.
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place: label: Place
content: near San Carlos de Rio Negro, Amazonas State; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Arawak
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/9756
label: Barcode
content: 269756.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Food grater
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, stone, tree pitch/gum, rope, metal nails
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, coated, glued, nailed, tied
label: Dimensions
content: 90.0 x 35.4 x 8.9 cm