Tobacco mortar

Museum number:
5-15561
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4588
Description:
Tobacco Mortar, wood. Figure of human head supporting conical mortar. Finely carved hairdressing and facial features, hair extending down to round base as handle, dark brown patination. Height 17.5 cm, Diameter 8.0 cm. From Africa, Angola, Chokwe.
Donor:
Irwin Hersey
Collection place:
Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Irwin Hersey
Collection date:
1982
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco mortar, accession number 5-15561, described as Tobacco Mortar, wood. Figure of human head supporting conical mortar. Finely carved hairdressing and facial features, hair extending down to round base as handle, dark brown patination. Height 17.5 cm, Diameter 8.0 cm. From Africa, Angola, Chokwe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco mortar, accession number 5-15561, described as Tobacco Mortar, wood. Figure of human head supporting conical mortar. Finely carved hairdressing and facial features, hair extending down to round base as handle, dark brown patination. Height 17.5 cm, Diameter 8.0 cm. From Africa, Angola, Chokwe.

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