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Object Number
2006.27.9.1
Display Title
Mortar
Descriptions
Object Description
Mortar of wood with round base and flaring vessel; interior with dark oily surface; chipped base
Inventory Description
Mortar, carved wood, round chipped base, flared elongated body
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1600-1799?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
United States
/
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
/
Puerto Rico
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 12.3 x 12.4 cm (9 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.27.9.1
Credit Line
Gift of Frances S. Lewis
Provenance
Collector
Frances S. Lewis
(1957-1959)
Donor
Jennifer Seicol
(9/10/06)
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