- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Stone pestle. Fixed in a groove around the upper part is a wound cane band, with a cane loop attached to form a handle. [ZM 7/9/2004]
- Cultural groups
- Chang Naga
- Person
- Field collector John Henry Hutton
- Field collector James Philip Mills
- PRM source John Henry Hutton
- PRM source James Philip Mills
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1923
- Date collected
- November 1923
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1924
- Materials and processes
- Material Stone, Material Cane Plant, Process Grooved, Process Wound
- Dimensions
- Length: max 125 mm excluding handle, Length: max 200 mm including handle
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.85.343
Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Grinder, Food Accessory
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