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Mortar, 20th Century Mbiche Village, Nggatokae Island, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, …
Mortar
Mortar, 20th Century Mbiche Village, Nggatokae Island, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, …
Mortar, 20th Century Mbiche Village, Nggatokae Island, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia Stone; 6 × 4 × 4 1/4 in. 2017.10.13 Anonymous Gift

Mortar

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-mortars
Date20th Century
Made AtWestern Province, Solomon Islands
Collection SiteWestern Province, Solomon Islands
MediumStone
Dimensions6 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/2 in., 65.93 oz. (15.6 × 12.1 × 11.4 cm, 1.869 kg.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2017.10.13
DescriptionExperts believe that undecorated Papuan mortars developed concurrently with agriculture around 8,000 years ago to pound taro into pudding. Though they have changed a great deal in morphological terms since they were developed, their function remains unchanged.
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