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Object Number 08-36-70/74021
Display Title Mortars for grinding betal nut for old men without teeth and sometimes+
Descriptions
Object Description Mortars for grinding betal nut for old men without teeth and sometimes+
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, flared pedestal base, rounded bowl, black, cracked
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Eastern Lepanto
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 14.1 x 13 cm (7 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74021

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