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Plunger

The pestle has ornamental decorations along the length of the handle, which takes up about half of the object, with traces of white and red colour. The rest is smooth wood.

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Stössel
Dimensions
ca 57 cm lang Durchmesser maximal 6,5 cm
Material/Technique
wood (plant material)
carved
Object genre
domestic utensil
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2192
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: L1655/9
2192

Provenance and sources

where
Papua-Neuguinea

where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Speyer - Owners

where
Stuttgart

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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