Food Grater- old photo

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Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge

Food Graters of a type used by the Ngadjonji


 Photo K. Mackay
In collection of Eacham Historical Society

"She often brought work she had to do for the tribe with her, such as yellow walnuts and zamia nuts, which she ground on a flat stone with deep grooves cut in it, then washed in running water for a long time, using bark covering a big knot or bulge in a tree as a dish. The result was a coarse flour something like cornflower but not so fine. It was baked on flat stones before being eaten."   

Short (1988) p.58