mortar
- Museum number
- Am1899,-.7.a
- Description
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Mortar made of stone.
- Production date
- 1899 (before)
- Dimensions
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Height: 18.50 centimetres
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Width: 27 centimetres
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Depth: 28 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Sally McLendon:
Stone mortars were only used north of San Francisco bay in the Coast range of mountains for preparing medicines (including poisons).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1899
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1899,-.7.a
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am1899C3.7a (old CDMS no.)