Wooden mortar. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden mortar. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Long description: Wooden mortar. Two inverted conical sections at opposite ends, with rounded interiors and a cylindrical section between which is decorated with geometric designs in relief. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Cultural groups: Bosngun
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 64 mm, Length: max 112 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1557 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1484

Search terms: Tool, Narcotic, Mortar, Lime Accessory, Betel Accessory

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