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Wooden mortar (belongs with pestle # 70/2497)
Wooden mortar (belongs with pestle # 70/2497)
Object Number 47-54-70/2498
Display Title Wooden mortar (belongs with pestle # 70/2497)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, cylindrical, ridged, pedestal base, dark brown, cracked
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Santa Cruz Island
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 21.9 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm (8 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2498/ D39887/ Santa Cruz

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