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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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