sifter (sieve (agriculture & forestry)); pounder (pestle (food processing & storage))

Flour sifter and pounder attached to one another by a length of cord. Sifter formed of part of a coconut shell with perforations, attached to a wooden handle above which is decorated with a scroll design carved in relief. The curved pale wooden pounder has an aperture at one end through which passes a cord which is attached to the handle of the sifter.
label: pale blue label with black type and hand written details.

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