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Object Number
76-45-10/10214
Display Title
Corn pounder (mortar and pestle)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Bo-tog-gun
Object Description
Corn pounder (mortar and pestle)
Inventory Description
Mortar, cylindrical, cracked, double ended pestle, black pigment at grip
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Michigan
/
Isle Royale
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Superior
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 113 x 6 x 6 cm (44 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
10214
Provenance
Collector
Henry Gillman
(01/01/1876)
Intermediary
Henry Gillman
(October 21, 1876)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-4-10/53943 | Mortar and pestle, used for pounding corn |
Mortar
|
New York
| |
| 05-19-10/64758.1 | Mortar and pestle, pu-ta-gun and pa-la-gun-ak |
Mortar
|
Ontario
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 47-54-70/2499 | Wooden mortar (belongs with pestle # 70/2500) |
Mortar
|
Santa Cruz Island
| |
| 47-54-70/2498 | Wooden mortar (belongs with pestle # 70/2497) |
Mortar
|
Santa Cruz Island
| |
| 37-98-70/739 | Wooden pepper pounder |
Mortar
|
Soliga
| |
| 39-17-70/1157 | Sago pounder or "kaprit," made of wooden head ("karmi") driven into + |
Mortar
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 991-5-50/12376B | Pestle |
Mortar
|
South Africa
| |
| 985-27-10/60318 | Corn mortar, probably from the Plains. Made from single piece of wood. |
Mortar
|
United States
| |
| 05-7-70/64463 | Mortar and pestle for betel nuts |
Mortar
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 14-12-50/85491 | Stone pestle and wooden mortar, "funduk" |
Mortar
|
Sudan
|