Grater? Rasp?

MediumTin

DimensionsOverall: 19 × 3 × 5 in. (48.3 × 7.6 × 12.7 cm)

ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Materials

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan Minge and Shirley Jolly Minge

Object numberPC2005.4.112

DescriptionA tin grater, metraca, or rasp. Previously listed as a Penitente tin noise maker or rasp. The resonating chamber has a series of punched dots on 3/4 of the surface; the handle is a single piece of flat stock that was folded over at the ends, shaped into a handle, and soldered to the seam. There is a small hole on each end.

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