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Object Number
96-25-70/49425.1
Display Title
Betel nut mortars
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mortar, carved wood, cylindrical with flat base, incised/white painted design
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm (5 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
96-25-70/49425.1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49425 | Betel nut mortars |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 08-36-70/74021 | Mortars for grinding betal nut for old men without teeth and sometimes+ |
Mortar
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 11-2-70/83883 | Betel nut mortar |
Mortar
|
Massim
| |
| 48-51-70/2947 | Small wooden mortar used for betel nut by old men - used with shell + |
Mortar
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 36-105-70/364 | Mortar for premastication of betel nut for the toothless |
Mortar
|
New Guinea
| |
| 05-7-70/64463 | Mortar and pestle for betel nuts |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-72-70/2716 | Betel nut mortar with base of male and female figures |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 40-12-70/1628 | Small wooden mortar for betel nut preparation |
Mortar
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 17-55-70/D1030 | Betel nut mortar |
Mortar
|
Mindanao
| |
| 38-17-70/880 | Betel nut mortar of brass |
Mortar
|
Bali
| |
| 11-2-70/83882 | Betel nut mortar |
Mortar
Raw Material |
Massim
| |
| 55-26-60/10525 | Wooden mortars |
Mortar
|
Turbat
|