Coconut Grater

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/13 a-b

Breadfruit wood seat (part a) with serrated metal grater (part b). The seat is animal-shaped, with four legs, a tail, and a head where the grater attaches. The back is u-shaped. The grater is a flat piece of metal that has a slightly raised head, with a hole at centre, and teeth around the outside.


  • Type of Item grater
  • Culture Yapese
  • Material breadfruit wood, metal
  • Measurements height 26.5 cm, width 72.0 cm, depth 16.5 cm (part a) height 23.0 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 1.5 cm (part b)

  • Previous Owner William H. Alkire
  • Received from William H. Alkire

  • Made in Lamotrek

  • Collection Date during 1962
  • Ownership Date before August 16, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 16, 2017

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3274/0013 a-b