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Food Mortar and Pestle, 20th Century Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, …
Mortar and Pestle
Food Mortar and Pestle, 20th Century Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, …
Food Mortar and Pestle, 20th Century Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood and paint; 23 × 15 1/4 in. L.2010.4.58a,b Loan Courtesy of Gayle and Edward P. Roski

Mortar and Pestle

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-mortars
Date20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and paint
Dimensionsa: 23 × 15 1/4 in. (58.4 × 38.7 cm)
b: 22 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (56.5 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineLoan courtesy of Gayle and Edward P. Roski
Object numberL.2010.4.58a,b
DescriptionThis large mortar or bowl with pestle comes from the Schouten Islands of Papua New Guinea, and it dates to the 20th century. It was carved out of a large piece of heavy wood, has an unfinished interior, and the exterior is painted white with pigment. The carvings on this piece depict two birds or serpents coiling around the outside. The accompanying wooden pestle resembles a club, and its head features carved designs with fibrous hair and an attached cord.
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