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Wooden food mashing trough, used for separating outer fleshy fiber from oil palm
Wooden food mashing trough, used for separating outer fleshy fiber from oil palm
Object Number 22-2-50/B3438
Display Title Wooden food mashing trough, used for separating outer fleshy fiber from oil palm
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden food mashing trough, used for separating outer fleshy fiber from oil palm nuts
Inventory Description Carved wooden mortar, cylindrical body with 4 legs, deep groove on top, incised.
Classification
  • Mortar
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 40.8 x 19 x 20 cm (16 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3438

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