Manioc flour mill scene

NameKinetic toy

Artist or maker Antonio Elias da Silva ((Sauba))

Date1990s

Place madeCarpina, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

MediumWood, cotton, metal (iron, tin), paint, vegetable fiber, synthetic fiber, tape

Dimensions31 1/2 × 34 5/8 × 22 13/16 in. (80 × 88 × 58 cm)

Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice

Terms

Carpina

Object numberA.2013.30.1

DescriptionLarge wood box-shaped frame covered with old blue and white cotton print fabric. Has iron crank with red felt fabric and tape protruding from front. On top is a kinetic figure grouping depicting a manioc flour mill scene. At proper right are two men turning a crank on a large wheel, one on either side. Near the back proper right is a bearded man carrying a large basket. At back center is a man holding the handle of a crew press. Another man faces the other end of the press, who carries a wood length in his right hand, at his side. At the far proper left end a woman with a basket tray kneels. At the proper left center end a man feeds a manioc into a machine and at front proper left a man grasps the handle of a large tin vessel protruding from fabric. Painted and stained. All dressed in multi-black print cotton clothing.