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1964.2.133

Large wooden pestle [.1] and mortar [.2]. The pestle is long with a waisted middle and the mortar is hourglass-shaped. [JMC 29/10/2019]

1964.2.133

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large wooden pestle [.1] and mortar [.2]. The pestle is long with a waisted middle and the mortar is hourglass-shaped. [JMC 29/10/2019]
Cultural groups
Aukan
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
April - October 1963
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 65 mm, Diameter: max 365 mm, Height: max 380 mm, Length: max 1141 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.2.133 Other PRM accession number: 1964.2.133a Other PRM accession number: 1964.2.133b

Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Grinder, Mortar, Food Accessory