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Zaramo Coconut Grater Stool
- Culture
- Zaramo
- Origin
- Tanzania
- Period
- 20th century
- Object
- Grater
- Materials
- Wood, Iron
- Dimensions
- 57 cm long
- Catalogue
- TRB-035
A folding low stool fitted with a metal sawtooth projection at one end, used for grating coconut while seated. The seat carries chip-carved patterns and has a smooth, well-worn surface.
Provenance
Estate of Thomas McNemar (1931-2020), who lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 1970s and established galleries of African art in New York and San Francisco.Acquired
Hilliard & Co. · 2021
