Coconut Grater

82-7-141

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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