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Object Number
991-5-50/12376B
Display Title
Pestle
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden pestle, worn with heavy rounded pounder
Inventory Description
Wooden mortar, carved, pedestal base.
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 14.1 x 14.5 cm (6 5/8 x 5 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12376B
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1919 - 1959)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1959 - 2/21/1991)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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| |
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Mortar
|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
Soliga
| |
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Mortar
|
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| |
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|
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|