Beer strainer

Museum number:
5-14253
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014253
Accession number:
Acc.3650
Description:
Tumbi" beer strainer. Used by men to strain fermented beer (maize or millet beer)
Donor:
Jean Colvin and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Guwangw, Mbulu District, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Tanzania; Mbulu district; Guwangw village; Iraqw
Culture or time period:
Iraqw People
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Materials:
Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beer strainers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
August 1982
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Beer strainer, accession number 5-14253, described as Tumbi" beer strainer. Used by men to strain fermented beer (maize or millet beer)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beer strainer, accession number 5-14253, described as Tumbi" beer strainer. Used by men to strain fermented beer (maize or millet beer)

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