Snuff Mortar

Stopper

Pestle

29-59-138

From: Angola

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-59-138
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kimbundu
Provenience Angola
Section African
Materials Wood | Gourd | Leather
Technique Carved | Painted
Iconography Human Head
Description

Wood; cylindrical on wooden foot; painted carved decoration. Gourd stopper and wooden pestle (the end in the form of a human head) attached to the side of the mortar with a leather thong.

Height 8.1 cm
Length 17.5 cm
Depth 4.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927
Other Number Mercer 19747 - Old Museum Number | 288 - Field No SF

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