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Object Number 47-44-50/6164
Display Title Large wooden pestle, corresponding with mortar 47-44-n50/6163
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pestle, carved wood, cylindrical, cracked, burned, rounded ends
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 107 x 9.5 x 5 cm (42 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6164

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