Carved wooden stick, pestle (?),

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Object Number 04-45-50/64200.2

Display Title Carved wooden stick, pestle (?),

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, pestle (?), slightly tapered at 1 end, split.

Classification

Raw Material
Pestle

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Umbundu

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Angola

Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 28 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm (11 x 7/8 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 04-45-50/64200.2

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