Wood canoe-shaped mortar

Museum number:
11-42559
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110042559
Accession number:
Acc.3377
Description:
betel mortar
Donor:
Evelyn B. Loring
Collection place:
Massim region, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Massim
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wood canoe-shaped mortar, accession number 11-42559, described as betel mortarHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wood canoe-shaped mortar, accession number 11-42559, described as betel mortarHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wood canoe-shaped mortar, accession number 11-42559, described as betel mortar

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