Coconut Grating Stool
ClassificationsFurnishings-Furniture-stools
Culture
Nukuoro
Date19th Century
Made AtPohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Collection SitePohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
MediumWood, shell, and plant fiber
Dimensions13 5/8 × 27 × 13 in., 150.4 oz. (34.6 × 68.6 × 33 cm, 4.264 kg.)
Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase
Object number2014.1.1
DescriptionCoconut grating stools allowed users to sit while using a serrated piece of shell to shred the meat inside coconuts. While most known examples of these stools were made in Nukuoro, particularly those with this style of minimalistic carving, similar pieces were crafted throughout Micronesia or circulated the region through trade.On View
Not on viewCollections
20th Century
late 19th Century
20th Century
