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Ethnological Museum of Berlin Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [I C 28116]
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Winnowing Sieve (thouze)

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Description

The winnowing sieve is made of woven bamboo strips. After harvesting the hulled rice is tossed into the air, the husks are carried away by the wind and the rice grains fall back into the sieve. Such winnowing sieves are still used today.

Entry in historical index card: "Thouze", sieve of the Angâm basket
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried

Material/Technique

Bamboo, braided

Measurements

Length: 38.5 cm; Height x width: 6x37.5 cm

Links / Documents

Map
Created Created
1851
Angami-Naga
India
Collected Collected
1892
Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers
Nagaland
1850 1902
Ethnological Museum of Berlin

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