Manioc squeezer/press
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Santiago Obispo, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Christopher Ferrer, Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Christopher Ferrer, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Acquired by Venezuelan anthropologist Santiago Obispo, probably in the early 1990s; purchased by Christopher Ferrer from Santiago Obispo, who was visiting New York City to gain United Nations support for the protection of indigenous people, in 1993; donated to NMAI by Christopher Ferrer in 2018.
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place: label: Place
content: Amazonas State or Bolívar State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)
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: 27/146
label: Barcode
content: 270146.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Manioc squeezer/press
label: Media/Materials
content: Palm fiber, vegetal fiber, wood, cotton (unspun)
label: Techniques
content: Twill-plaited, wrapped
label: Dimensions
content: 93.0 x 12.0 x 54.0 cm