Coconut grater

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"366. Coconut grater - "Pakarri".A wooden block about half a meter long into which at one end a spur-shaped piece of iron has been set whose edge is serrated. This instrument is used to cut holes into the bone-hard shell of the coconut, to cut the shell into pieces; whereby the worker straddles the block which lies on the ground and has the serrated edge in front of him and turns and pushes the coconut, which has been separated from the fibre hull, until it breaks into pieces. This machine is not only used on Celebes but also in the entire Indian Archipelago." Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 73). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller