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Mortar and Pestle
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Mortar and Pestle

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date20th century
Mediumwood, stain, shell and copper alloy
DimensionsOverall (Mortar): 11 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (29.5 × 23.2 cm)
Overall (Pestle): 27 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (68.9 × 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.48.1-.2
    DescriptionBeautifully inlaid chip caring adorns Muslim household objects across North Africa and down the Swahili (East) Coast.
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
    Giriama people
    late 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
    Giriama people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
    Giriama people
    late 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pestle
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pestle
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar Stone
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar Stone
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300 BCE-100 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Water Dropper
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th century
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