Bihi Aru W'sita
Colander
87-34-26
From: Venezuela | Morichito
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 87-34-26 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Warao |
| Provenience | Venezuela | Morichito |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Period | Modern |
| Date Made | 1986 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Description | Made of tirite (sehoro) reed. Used by women to process mroiche starch for food. Can be made by either men or women. Mirror design woven into the base. Bihi aru warisita. Made by Idamo Kabuka. |
| Outside Diameter | 57 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles Briggs, 1987 |
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