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Object Number
99-4-10/53943
Display Title
Mortar and pestle, used for pounding corn
Descriptions
Object Description
Mortar and pestle, used for pounding corn. Made of hardwood (elm?)."1892" inscribed
Inventory Description
Mortar, pestle, cylindrical wood mortar, carved wood pestle attached
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1892?
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
Additional Geographic Terms
Allegany Reservation
Materials
Wood Hickory
Dimensions
Mortar: H: 59cm x D 45 cm Top
Pestle: L: 109 cm x D 9 cm
Quantity
2
Provenance
Collector
John W. Sanborn
(1899 - 1899)
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