Mortar and Pestle for Crushing Betel Nut

Caption

Mortar and Pestle for Crushing Betel Nut, Wood, Mortar: 2 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6 x 6.6 cm) Pestle: 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (1.3 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 00.120a-b.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Mortar and Pestle for Crushing Betel Nut

Geography

Reportedly from: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Medium

Wood

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

Mortar: 2 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6 x 6.6 cm) Pestle: 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (1.3 x 14.6 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

00.120a-b

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