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Betel nut mortar
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Mortar with depictions of humans and animals; the carvings are painted white (pigment, probably lime); for crushing betel nuts.

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Tami
Object type
Mörser
Dimensions
H 25 cm
Material/Technique
hardwood
carved, painted
Object genre
domestic utensil
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2182
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 91428 (Old inventory number)
2182 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

when
before April 1916
where
Tami-Inseln
when
before April 1916
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Dann, K. - Owners
when
April 1916
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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