Snuff Mortar
Stopper
Pestle
29-59-138
From: Angola
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 29-59-138 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kimbundu |
| Provenience | Angola |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Gourd | Leather |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Human Head |
| Description | Wood; cylindrical on wooden foot; painted carved decoration. Gourd stopper and wooden pestle (the end in the form of a human head) attached to the side of the mortar with a leather thong. |
| Height | 8.1 cm |
| Length | 17.5 cm |
| Depth | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
| Other Number | Mercer 19747 - Old Museum Number | 288 - Field No SF |
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