Tripod sieve

Museum number:
3-22693
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1481
Description:
colander, sieve undecorated pottery, tripod with two ring handles on neck. 19.7 cm. diameter, 26.6 cm height. Used to sieve "nixtamal" according to Marion Oettinger, this colander must be raised to permit drainage of the lime water in which the corn is softened before being ground and the holes must be precisely sized to keep the corn from being lost with the liquid.
Donor:
Peggy Golde
Collection place:
Ameyaltepec, Guerrero, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Guerrero; Mexcala River area; Ameyaltepec village
Collector:
Peggy Golde
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1986-1987 #30: SFO Museum (April 21, 1987–June 11, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Tripod sieve, accession number 3-22693, described as colander, sieve undecorated pottery, tripod with two ring handles on neck. 19.7 cm. diameter, 26.6 cm height. Used to sieve "nixtamal" according to Marion Oettinger, this colander must be raised to permit drainage of the lime water in which the corn is softened before being ground and the holes must be precisely sized to keep the corn from being lost with the liquid.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Tripod sieve, accession number 3-22693, described as colander, sieve undecorated pottery, tripod with two ring handles on neck. 19.7 cm. diameter, 26.6 cm height. Used to sieve "nixtamal" according to Marion Oettinger, this colander must be raised to permit drainage of the lime water in which the corn is softened before being ground and the holes must be precisely sized to keep the corn from being lost with the liquid.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Tripod sieve, accession number 3-22693, described as colander, sieve undecorated pottery, tripod with two ring handles on neck. 19.7 cm. diameter, 26.6 cm height. Used to sieve "nixtamal" according to Marion Oettinger, this colander must be raised to permit drainage of the lime water in which the corn is softened before being ground and the holes must be precisely sized to keep the corn from being lost with the liquid.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tripod sieve, accession number 3-22693, described as colander, sieve undecorated pottery, tripod with two ring handles on neck. 19.7 cm. diameter, 26.6 cm height. Used to sieve "nixtamal" according to Marion Oettinger, this colander must be raised to permit drainage of the lime water in which the corn is softened before being ground and the holes must be precisely sized to keep the corn from being lost with the liquid.

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