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Object Number
71-9-10/2932
Display Title
Indian pestle with wooden handle & stone end; also a wooden mortar
Descriptions
Object Description
"Indian pestle" with wooden handle & stone end; also wooden mortar hooped with iron. Additional descriptive notes on the wooden mortar under Conservation.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood mortar with metal bands, cylindrical with organic fibers
Classification
- Utensil
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Massachusetts
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Nantucket County
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Nantucket
Additional Geographic Terms
Nantucket
Materials
Wood, Metal, Organic
Dimensions
Overall: 52.07 x 30.48 cm (20 1/2 x 12 in.)
Overall, Weight: 15875.44 g (15.875 kg)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Henry Jacob Bigelow
(1871)
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