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Object Number 13-16-30/85352.1
Display Title Mortar
Descriptions
Object Description Mortar
Inventory Description Mortar, constricted midsection, black geometric painted decoration
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 16 x 16 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85352
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie (08/1912-1913)
Seller Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1913)

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