Sifter

Museum number:
18-541
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Sifter or tin with brass wire; to separate partially pulverized rice in production of rice flour. Used by women and girls; held in right hand and shaken with circular motion. Made by tinsmith in Sungai Puar. Rim diameter 22 cm. Height 6.9 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sungai Puar, Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian and Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 18-541, described as Sifter or tin with brass wire; to separate partially pulverized rice in production of rice flour. Used by women and girls; held in right hand and shaken with circular motion. Made by tinsmith in Sungai Puar. Rim diameter 22 cm. Height 6.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 18-541, described as Sifter or tin with brass wire; to separate partially pulverized rice in production of rice flour. Used by women and girls; held in right hand and shaken with circular motion. Made by tinsmith in Sungai Puar. Rim diameter 22 cm. Height 6.9 cm.

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