Wooden mortar and pestle

Made:
Papua New Guinea

Wooden mortar and pestle, used for cracking betel nuts, Papua New Guinea

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157653
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
mortar: length 170 mm
mortar: width 33 mm
pestle: length 153 mm
pestle: width 32 mm
type:
mortars and pestles
credit:
Glendining

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