Object Details
- Swazi artist
- Label Text
- This type of beer strainer is used by southern African peoples to remove the sprouted millet from the beer when it is poured from the large ceramic pot used as a vat. It fits into the neck of the vessel and the beer flows through the weave, leaving the dregs behind. The strainer can then be wrung out to extract the remaining beer.
- Description
- Beer strainer composed of woven grass-like plant fiber tube, gathered at one end and bound with twisted plant fiber cord.
- Provenance
- Volkmar Wentzel, Washington, D.C., -- to 1980
- Credit Line
- Gift of Volkmar Wentzel
- Late 20th century
- Object number
- 80-8-1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Tool and Equipment
- Medium
- Plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 64 x 18.8 x 4.3 cm (25 3/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
- Geography
- Eswatini
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Household
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_80-8-1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a4301233-7631-48d5-9e11-f019fd665d09
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