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Betel nut pestle (iron with carved wooden top)
Betel nut pestle (iron with carved wooden top)
Object Number 38-17-70/881
Display Title Betel nut pestle (iron with carved wooden top)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pestle, iron cylinder, slightly tapered, wooden knob handle, dark wood, handle carved resembling bird, cylinder and handle connected by brass thimble
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Lesser Sunda Islands / Bali
Materials Steel , Silver on Brass , Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 × 3.6 × 2.9 cm (6 13/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-17-70/881

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