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Large millet mortar
Object Number 975-32-50/11888
Display Title Large millet mortar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tinde
Object Description Large millet mortar ("tinde") with incised geometric design along top produced by burning with hot iron.
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, goblet shaped, incised linear rim, handles at base, hole
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 23.1 x 16.5 x 15.9 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-32-50/11888/ 11091/ 1a

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