Coconut Grater
82-7-141
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ka Tai | กะต่าย | Ka Tai Khut Mak Phao | กะต่ายขูดหมากพ้าว | Kratai Khut Maphrao | กระต่ายขูดมะพร้าว |
Object Number | 82-7-141 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Metal |
Subject | Food Processing Tools and Equipment |
Description | A coconut grater in the form of a flat piece of wood which narrows near one end and has a trapezoidal piece attached perpendicular to it. A thin serrated curved metal piece is nailed to the narrow end. This is often used to grate coconuts. It is called kratai khut maphrao (กระต่ายขูดมะพร้าว) in Thai. A person sits on the main plank and uses the metal piece at the end to process a coconut. Traditional coconut graters like this come in many shapes and sizes, usually animals. |
Height | 9.7 cm |
Length | 53.5 cm |
Width | 7 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 261 - Field Number |
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