Metraca
MediumTin
Dimensions18 3/4 × 3 × 4 in. (47.6 × 7.6 × 10.2 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.On View
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Swift's Meat Packing Co.
