Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Mortar, 20th Century Unrecorded artist; Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guine…
Mortar
Mortar, 20th Century Unrecorded artist; Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guine…
Mortar, 20th Century Unrecorded artist; Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood; 18 3/4 × 11 in. 2021.7.60 Anonymous Gift

Mortar

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-mortars
Date20th Century
Collection SiteEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions18 3/4 × 11 in. (47.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2021.7.60
DescriptionThis hanging mortar was collected around the Schouten Islands in Papua New Guinea's East Sepik Province. Mortars - an object type common to the entire world due to their efficiency at pulverizing foods, pigments, and more - were a mainstay in Papua new Guinea. This large mortar was carved out of a large piece of heavy wood to give it a sturdy construction. It was hung upside down when not in use.
On View
Not on view
Collections
Taro Mortar, mid 20th Century Tami style; Umboi Island, Sassi Islands, Morobe Province, Papua …
Taro Mortar
mid 20th Century
Taro Mortar, mid 20th Century Tami style; Umboi Island, Sassi Islands, Morobe Province, Papua …
Taro Mortar
mid 20th Century
Mortar, early to mid 20th Century Bagabag Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia…
Mortar
early to mid 20th Century
Mortar, early 20th Century Unrecorded Ifugao artist; Luzon Island, Philippines Wood; 13 × 15 …
Mortar
Ifugao
early 20th Century
Mortar with Human Face, date unknown Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Stone; 7 1/2 …
Mortar
date unknown
Food Mortar and Pestle, 20th Century Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, …
Mortar and Pestle
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 9 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 4 …
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 7 3/8 × 3 × 2 1/4 …
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 4 …
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 7 × 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 …
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 5 1/4 × 3 × 1 3/4 …
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap), 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 11 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1…
Betel Nut Mortar (Dap Dap)
20th Century