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.
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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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