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This strainer was collected amongst the Huambisa or Aguaruna people
in Peru. It is made from a fruit shell, and was used in the preparation
of a drink called masato. This intoxicating drink was made
by women – its preparation involved chewing yucca roots and
spitting them into a large pot of water in which they then fermented.
After fermentation, the liquid was strained using a strainer like
this one. The strainer was made some time before 1923.
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database record 1923.88.41
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