Wood pestle, tapering

Museum number:
11-42561
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Accession number:
Acc.3377
Description:
Betel pestle; elongated tapering shape w/ finely incised curvilinear decoration; dark brown wood
Donor:
Evelyn B. Loring
Collection place:
Massim region, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Massim
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone and Pestles
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wood pestle, tapering, accession number 11-42561, described as Betel pestle; elongated tapering shape w/ finely incised curvilinear decoration; dark brown woodHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wood pestle, tapering, accession number 11-42561, described as Betel pestle; elongated tapering shape w/ finely incised curvilinear decoration; dark brown woodHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wood pestle, tapering, accession number 11-42561, described as Betel pestle; elongated tapering shape w/ finely incised curvilinear decoration; dark brown wood

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