Betel Mortar
P2960C
From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao | Davao
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P2960C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bagobo |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Mindanao | Davao |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Description | Brass mortar (lasookan) and iron crusher. For macerating the areca nut for the old people, or for those whose teeth have been destroyed by filing. |
| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1914 |
| Other Number | 841 - Other Number |
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