Grater

2017-23-13

From: Coastal Ecuador | Coastal Colombia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2017-23-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tumaco-La Tolita
Provenience Coastal Ecuador | Coastal Colombia
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 500 BCE- 500 CE
Section American
Materials Clay
Description

Fish grater with carefully painted red outside edge. Body heavily punctated design to create grating surface. Face, open mounth, eye in profile, pointed tail.

Length 27.4 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Lewis Heafitz and the Heafitz family, 2017
Other Number 197 - Collector Number

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