Sieve

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"255-256. Sieves - "Tapisang".Funnel-shaped strainers which have been woven from split bamboo, into which cooked rice is poured so that the water can run through the openings of the weaving of the basket and the dry rice is left in a ball in the basket. These strainers constitute an indispensable utensil for cooking rice."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 55). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller