Sieves for sago - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 75790 | |||||
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Plant Name | 170.03 MARANTACEAE | Entry Book Number | 24.1998 | |
| Artefact Name | Sieves for sago | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Indonesia | TDWG Region | Indonesia | ||
| Parts Held | Sieves for sago | Geography Description | Irian Jaya, Asia Tropical, Malesia, New Guinea, Timika | ||
| Uses | Sieves for sagoUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | ||||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | ||||
| Collector | Baker WJ | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/02/1998 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Sieve used for sago. The sieve is placed in a series of channels made from sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) petioles and sheaths. They are placed in upper end of 'gutter'. The sago pith is placed into sieve and water from swamp is poured into the sieve (wit, h pulp) and the mix is mashed, turned and squeezed. Then some rapid pushes force the solution through the sieve and the pith is wrung out. The starchy liquid runs down the gutter into settling tank (lower end of leaf sheath) which is dammed. Starch set, tles out. After repeated wringings, water runs out leaving a block of solid starch. This block is wrapped in Metroxylon leaflets. | ||||