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Object Number
24-48-60/D2259
Display Title
Wooden mortar for grinding tobacco
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mortar, carved wood, flat base, cylindrical, hide loop through perforation
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yakut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Russia
/
Siberia
Materials
Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 11.5 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2259
Provenance
Owner
Museum fur Tierkunde und Volkerkunde
Collector
Frederick Alexander
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