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Object Number
37-98-70/721
Display Title
Old man's metal mortar for pounding betel leaf, lime, tobacco, etc.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
folenafo
Inventory Description
Mortar, small brass container, pedestal base, brass chain with angled tool
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 3 x 3.1 cm (2 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/721
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-55-70/D1030 | Betel nut mortar |
Mortar
|
Mindanao
| |
| 38-17-70/880 | Betel nut mortar of brass |
Mortar
|
Bali
| |
| 48-51-70/2947 | Small wooden mortar used for betel nut by old men - used with shell + |
Mortar
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 05-7-70/64463 | Mortar and pestle for betel nuts |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 16-55-70/D662 | Betel-nut pestle |
Mortar
|
Mindanao
| |
| 40-12-70/1627 | Small wooden mortar for grinding betel preparation |
Mortar
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 11-60-10/83972 | Whale bone tobacco mortar; in the form of a bird with copper |
Raw Material
Mortar |
Alaska
| |
| 11-2-70/83883 | Betel nut mortar |
Mortar
|
Massim
| |
| 37-98-70/747 | Copper lime box (bag-shaped) for betel chewing |
Box
|
Soliga
| |
| 96-25-70/49425 | Betel nut mortars |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49425.1 | Betel nut mortars |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-72-70/2716 | Betel nut mortar with base of male and female figures |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
|