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Pestle, carved wood, plain, slightly flared ends, stained & cracked
Pestle, carved wood, plain, slightly flared ends, stained & cracked
Object Number 49-14-50/8215.1
Display Title Pestle, carved wood, plain, slightly flared ends, stained & cracked
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Munei
Object Description Pestle, carved wood, plain, slightly flared ends, stained & cracked
Inventory Description Pestle, carved wood, plain, slightly flared ends, stained and cracked
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 69.2 x 8.7 x 7.3 cm (27 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8215.1

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