Bread kneading tray

Museum number:
9-16386
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016386
Alternate number:
9-16396 (label mistake)
Accession number:
Acc.3659
Description:
Platter, carved wood, round with sharp curvi-linear projections around the edge. There are splits in the wood down the center and edges.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
Used by all communities for mixing flour, water, etc. to make unleavened breads; Puris, Chapatis, etc. Made by Sutar Caste carpenters for local patrons.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
widest dimension— width 55 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bread kneading tray, accession number 9-16386, described as Platter, carved wood, round with sharp curvi-linear projections around the edge. There are splits in the wood down the center and edges.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bread kneading tray, accession number 9-16386, described as Platter, carved wood, round with sharp curvi-linear projections around the edge. There are splits in the wood down the center and edges.

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