Pestle Used for Mashing Yams or Taro
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Caption
Pestle Used for Mashing Yams or Taro, Wood, 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 17 5/16 in. (8 x 8 x 44 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of L. Pierre Ledoux, 41.1001. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Pestle Used for Mashing Yams or Taro
Geography
Place made: Murik Lakes area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Medium
Wood
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 17 5/16 in. (8 x 8 x 44 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of L. Pierre Ledoux
Accession Number
41.1001
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