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Coffee Roaster

MOA: University of British Columbia

3655/4

Coffee roaster and stirrer linked together at the end by a single metal hoop. The coffee roaster is long-handled with a large round bowl. The handle shaft is decorated with punched and carved designs and small areas gilded(?) with copper. The shaft is composed of two separate pieces of metal which have been attached with two rivets. The stirrer tool has a long, thin handle with a hammered out semi-circular end.

  • Narrative

    The donors lived in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

  • Type of Item roaster
  • Culture Bedouin
  • Material copper metal, iron metal
  • Measurements height 67.4 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Elizabeth Bell, Alan Bell
  • Received from Elizabeth Bell, Alan Bell
  • Made in Asia
  • Creation Date before 1985
  • Collection Date between 1975 and 1985
  • Ownership Date before December 7, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on December 7, 2023
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3655/0004

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