Manioc Squeezer
Plaited manioc squeezer with loop at both ends - probably worn on a belt. Material is possibly bamboo. Geometrical design in black.
- Object: Manioc Squeezer
- Artist: Unknown
- Circa: 20th Century
- Dimensions: 26" long 1 1/4" diameter
- Culture Area: South America / Amazonia
- Cultural Group: Unspecified
- Cultural Context: Amazonian people typically soak grated bitter manioc in water to leach out the bitter poison. The wet manioc is then placed in the basketry squeezer for pressing out the poison-containing water. The remaining manioc pulp may cooked or may be dried and pounded into flour.
- Donor: Dianne Kagan Smith
- Catalog #: 86.217