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Object Number
49-14-50/8317
Display Title
Wooden mortar. Lituri
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lituri
Inventory Description
Mortar, carved wood, cylindrical, tapered to base, worn, plain, cracked
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yao
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 35.6 x 23 x 23.2 cm (14 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8317/ 258
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