Tool Item Number: 2600/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hand churn for mixing chocolate. A three-dimensional five-pointed star pattern attached to a rounded stick. Stick has seven lines etched around its circumference, one group of three and one groups of four.
History Of Use
Churn was used by both men and women to dissolve cocoa beans in liquid. Rubbed between both hands.
Item History
- Made in Pimia River, Choco, Colombia before 1951
- Collected in Noanama, Choco, Colombia between 1951 and 1952
- Owned by Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen before July 22, 2003
- Received from Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor) on July 22, 2003
What
Who
- Culture
- Wounaan
- Previous Owner
- Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen
- Received from
- Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
- Collected in
- Noanama, Choco, Colombia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1951
- Collection Date
- between 1951 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2003
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2003
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2600/0012