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Object Number 37-98-70/740
Display Title Wooden pepper pestle (no mortar)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tjoetjoelada
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, cylindrical base, carved face on handle, perforated
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16.1 x 6.9 x 2.6 cm (6 5/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/740

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