Palm Oil Strainer

This is a palm oil strainer, or sesip in Loko, used for removing the solid bits of palm nut. It is made of woven and knotted palm fibres.

Further Information

• Type: Domestic equipment
• Object: Palm Oil Strainer
• Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Loko
• Dimensions: 305mm [L]
• Production Date: Pre 1964
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Barba Sesay, Freetown (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.01.01

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