Pestle
Item number Af481 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Af481 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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A polished red-brown hardwood with black crusted patina on the handle. The handle has a knob on its end. Two rings around the pestle's centre separate the slightly flared head from the handle.
Used by women to pound boiled yams, grind corn and cassava, and pound palm nuts to make oil.
Food preparation
Alan Sawyer notes: Late 19th century; sold by the Peabody Museum as 'duplicate materials' many years ago; purchased by the donors from a New York dealer in 1963.
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Used by women to pound boiled yams, grind corn and cassava, and pound palm nuts to make oil.
Food preparation
A polished red-brown hardwood with black crusted patina on the handle. The handle has a knob on its end. Two rings around the pestle's centre separate the slightly flared head from the handle.
Alan Sawyer notes: Late 19th century; sold by the Peabody Museum as 'duplicate materials' many years ago; purchased by the donors from a New York dealer in 1963.
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