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Object Number
46-78-50/6061
Display Title
Pestle
Descriptions
Object Description
One ivory pestle formed of the tip of elephant tusk incised lines near tip making grasp easier. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Pestle, tusk, crosshatched, incised, tapered to chipped point
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Beni
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo
Materials
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 6 x 5.2 cm (12 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-50/6061
Credit Line
Gift of Patrick T. Jackson, 1946
Provenance
Owner
William T. Shepherd
(5/21/1901)
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(5/21/1901 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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