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A baniwa man shows his manioc grater

Thiago da Costa Oliveira2012

Museu do Índio

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Floriano, a young Baniwa man, holds the manioc grater, used everyday by his family. He carved the grater, and his wife dented the slots. From time to time, Floriano produces graters to sell to his neighbours Wanano, who don't produce such objects.

Details

  • Title: A baniwa man shows his manioc grater
  • Creator: Thiago da Costa Oliveira
  • Date Created: 2012
  • Location: São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil
  • Physical Dimensions: digital
  • Provenance: Photograph taken in the context of a survey on kitchen wires produced by Baniwa people. The survey was made during Thiago da Costa Oliveira's anthropological fieldwork.
  • Type: photography
  • Rights: Museu do Índio / FUNAI
  • Medium: digital photography

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