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Object Number 17-41-50/B1894
Display Title Snuff mortar, boat-shaped
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, 2 handles at ends, boat shaped, stained
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 10.3 x 3.7 cm (12 3/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1894

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