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Beer straw
Beer straw

Beer straw

Datepurchased in 1970
Label TextThe world's longest straw? A pizza box arrived at the museum. When it was opened, this fragile curving element was found fitting neatly inside. It is an exquisite example of a straw unlike any other, meticulously made out of tiny wrapped reeds and quills. One end is hollow, while the other has a miniature basket for straining beer as you sip. The collector acquired it in Uganda in the 1970s and brought it back to Portland, Oregon where it sat well preserved in a pizza box for several decades.
Object number99.57
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Untold Story, November 14, 2003 - November 14, 2004
Credit LineGift of Lyn Pauley
Dimensions52"
MediumWood, bird quills, and reed
Photo: Paul Macapia
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1973
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