Cotton Gin

37-22-50

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden. Dumbbell shaped. Rolled on the fiber to expose and loosen the seeds, which are then picked out.

Length 33.5 cm
Depth 4.2 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 122 - Collector Number

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