Mortar and pestle for pounding grain
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| Caption | A handcarved mortar (.1) and pestle (.2) used to pound grain, possibly rice. Mortar is made of a single piece of wood, possibly cypress. Mortar is tall and round with a carved out bowl at top. Pestle is also made of a single piece of wood. Pestle has handle at center with rounded heads at either side of handle. Date: 1940s. Record ID: nmaahc_2014.312.19.1-.2. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | wood |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Mortar pestle pounding grain handcarved pound rice Slavery American South Labor unions Agriculture |
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| YSH007238 | 8,056 x 1,960 pixels | 2 |
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