Coffee bean holder

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This plaited grass coffee bean holder was used in the part of East Africa now known as Uganda and brought back to Scotland as a missionary's memento.

The coffee beans would have been contained within the pointed receptacle at the right hand side of the holder. The beans would have been served out, before a meal, to guests who would have chewed them.

The Scottish experience of Africa in the 19th century centred on missionaries and explorers. The best known was David Livingstone, but others were just as influential. Service in Africa also offered opportunities for women in medical work and education.

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• Online ID: 000-100-080-820-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1916.54
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Grass
  
• Dimensions: 273 mm L
  
• What:
• Subject: Basketry
  
• Who:
• Where: Uganda
  
• Event:
• Description: Plaited coloured grass coffee-bean holder with a solid grass handleand a pointed receptacle containing coffee beans: East Central Africa, Uganda
  
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