Date : 01 Jul 2008 - 31 Jul 2008
Location: Gallery 2, Department of Museums Malaysia

The exhibition will highlight coconut grater and of its various shape and artistic value especially on the carving of the grater. The variety of shape and carving style are not only expressing the beauty of the art but as a testimony of creativity and technological advance of the community producing it. Symbolically, coconut grater holds a special place in any households, as this tool became a means of love between mother and child. Children used to wait for opportunities to sit behind their mothers while the mothers were busy grating the coconut. There is also a riddle in this that literally says “up on a horse, spread flowers”

The use of coconut grater has gone downhill following the invention of modern cooking utensils and as a result younger generations does not know of its existence, let alone on how to use it. It is hope that through this exhibition, it will take us down memory lane as well as giving the younger generation a glimpse of our heritage and appreciate such treasures.

Apart from exhibition, there will be demonstration on how to use coconut grater and various competition as well.