Pestle
70-9-491
From: Canada | Quebec (uncertain) | Newfoundland (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-491 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Naskapi |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec (uncertain) | Newfoundland (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | "Bone crusher" type. Wooden, conical, widening near the tip into a disk-shaped handle. Used as everyday pestle as well as for the Makusa.n ritual meal. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number | NA1709 - Collector Number |
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