This coconut grater is from the Swahili, Bagamoyo,Tanzania. This interlocking stool is carved from a single piece of wood and the surface is covered with various geometric designs. The pulp from the inside of the coconut was scraped on the protruding metal blade. Since the nineteenth century, the Swahili have been producing coconut graters that resemble Koran stands. This one measures 24” long by 8” high and has a misattribution on the back label as being Hawaiian. Ex Elliot coll.  #7220  $675