Matapee

Object/Artifact

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Island SPACE

Name/Title

Matapee

Description

A long cylindrical basket of woven reeds or vines with a looped handle at each end.

Use

Initially used by the indigenous Amerindian people of Guyana to extract the juice from cassava pulp to make cassareep and cassava flour, a staple of their diet.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.12

Source or Donor

Diana McGowan

Acquisition Method

Gift

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Guyana