Squeezer

Museum number:
5-14573
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014573
Accession number:
Acc.4023
Description:
Squeezer, "Kifumbu," coconut. Straw, woven, closed end of tube with a short braided loop attached to the closed end. Made of palm leaves. Length 59 centimeters. Made by Pokoma tribe, Tana River. Grated coconut is placed inside with water and squeezed. Used when cooking sauce for rice and fish. Cost USD $0.50 [at collection date 1984].
Donor:
Linda Donley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Lamu, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Lamu; Waswahili
Culture or time period:
Pokomo people and Swahili
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Squeezer, accession number 5-14573, described as Squeezer, "Kifumbu," coconut. Straw, woven, closed end of tube with a short braided loop attached to the closed end. Made of palm leaves. Length 59 centimeters. Made by Pokoma tribe, Tana River. Grated coconut is placed inside with water and squeezed. Used when cooking sauce for rice and fish. Cost USD $0.50 [at collection date 1984].

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