Manioc squeezer/press

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Date created: 1960-1962

Culture/People: Ka'apor
Collector: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Seller: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Collection History: Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1963.
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Place: Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Ka'apor; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/3293
Barcode: 233293.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: tapexi

Object Name: Manioc squeezer/press
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber
Techniques: Twill-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions: 67 x 17 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654e5383e-0e7b-4bab-9533-c1af457172f3

Record ID: NMAI_248434