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Object Number 95-1-70/47740
Display Title Mortar and pestle, carved wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar and pestle, carved wood, curved base, incised and white painted design
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20.9 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm (8 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 47740

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