Betel Mortar
96-14-9
From: Thailand | Ban Lum Khao
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khrok Dam Maak |
| Object Number | 96-14-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai |
| Provenience | Thailand | Ban Lum Khao |
| Date Made | ca. 1926 - ca. 1986 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Small wooden mortar for pounding betel chewing ingredients. Wooden cup with engraved lines on exterior at foot, waisted area and upper edge. Dark brown wood with finish. Remains of betel chewing ingredients caked onto inside. |
| Credit Line | Thai Ethnographic Project; Jennifer Lane White (Asian Section Keeper), 1996 |
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