Square mortar and pestle

11 cm 87 cm 11 cm

Citation

A mortar and pestle made from wood. The mortar sits flat with squared off edges. The pestle consists of a rod with large blunt ends for mashing.

Artifact

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contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
pageCount	pageCount 1
source	source import
accession	accession 2017.108.14.1.1-.2
credit	credit Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
rights	rights CC0

Source image fields (1)

sourceUrl	https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2017.108.14.1.1-.2

Medium

wood

Genre

mortars (grinding tools) pestles edanmdm

belongs_to

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

belongs_to

Slavery and Freedom Objects

belongs_to

Tools and Equipment

created_by

Unidentified

created_by

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937