Grater

Museum number:
9-12147
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2966
Description:
Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. B. Dumasia
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
Dec. 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1995-1996 #9: Museum of International Folk Art (October 1, 1995–February 11, 2000)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Grater, accession number 9-12147, described as Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Grater, accession number 9-12147, described as Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Grater, accession number 9-12147, described as Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grater, accession number 9-12147, described as Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.

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