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Object Number
2006.27.9.2
Display Title
Pestle
Descriptions
Object Description
Pestle, well-worn with slightly expanded butt
Inventory Description
Pestle, carved wood, cylindrical, rounded handle and tip
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1700-1899?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
United States
/
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
/
Puerto Rico
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm (8 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.27.9.2
Credit Line
Gift of Frances S. Lewis
Provenance
Collector
Frances S. Lewis
(1957-1959)
Donor
Jennifer Seicol
(9/10/06)
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