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Object Number 49-14-50/8318
Display Title Large wooden pestle for pounding grain. Mwisi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mwisi
Inventory Description Pestle, carved wood, splitting, 1 end rounded
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 113 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm (44 1/2 x 2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8318

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