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Betel nut mortar with base of male and female figures
Betel nut mortar with base of male and female figures
Object Number 47-72-70/2716
Display Title Betel nut mortar with base of male and female figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, two standing, zoomorphic figures on round base, one male, one female, oval bowl at top, twisted fiber cordage strung at top of male figure
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Lower Sepik
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 9.5 x 7 cm (7 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2716

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