Wooden model of a pounder

Made:
1880-1920
maker:
Unknown

Wooden model of pounder, rectangular base, wooden block with conical depression, pounder on long arm which pivots between two wooden support, Malayan, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A29253
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 372 mm
width 152 mm
height 127 mm
type:
pounder

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