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Object Number 85-7-70/37675
Display Title Mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar, carved lava, rounded, flat base, gray, cylindrical depression, white res
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Lava, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18.6 x 18.6 x 13.5 cm (7 5/16 x 7 5/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37675
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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