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- Ayoreo peoples
- gasé (harvesting fork), late 1800s–1976
- Where object was made: Paraguay
- wood
- Object Length/Width/Depth: 135.5 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth: 53 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 2 1/2 in - Gift of Robert J. Smith
- Not on display
- 2007.5515
- Ayoreo peoples
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The "fork" has a long handle and naturally occuring divisions between the branches at one end. The non-bifurcated end is whittled to a point. It is mostly covered with dark brown bark.
This is used to dig up caraguatá roots which are then roasted and eaten.