Model of Cassava Preparation Tube
Maker
Unknown, Garifuna
Date1950s
MediumFiber
Dimensions36” L x 4 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Bruce Ergood ‘52
Object numberNLA2013.47.ERG
DescriptionMiniature model of a cassava preparation tube, through which the liquid would be squeezed out of grated cassava. Double woven twill tube with funnel shape on one end, loop on the other. Separate fiber tie, probably for suspension.
ClassificationsBasketry
Collections
Exhibitions
Entangled Intimacies
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