mortar
| Object Name: | mortar |
| Object Type: | mortar |
| Category: | INSTRUMENTS & UTENSILS |
| Material: | oil wood charcoal |
| Technique: | carved stained |
| Catalogue Number: | Ie360 |
| Origin-Country: | Papua New Guinea ? |
| Origin-Continent: | Australia & Pacific Islands |
| Natural Region: | New Guinea |
| Culture: | New Guinea |
| Geo Cultural Area: | New Guinea |
| Cultural Context: | grinding |
| Description: | Single piece of wood roughly carved into a bell shape with a deep round bowl tapering to a protruding base. Carved line encircles the rim and another encircles the bottom third of the bowl. Two holes pierce the base. |
| History of Use: | Used to grind sago into flour. |
| Height: | 33.7 |
| Outside Diameter: | 21 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Department: | Museum of Anthropology |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Vancouver |
| Institution Province: | British Columbia |
| Institution record: | Full record provided on the museum's site |
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