Mortar
Item number 3561/9 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Clay mortar, or bowl (part a), with a wooden pestle (part b). The bowl's inside surface is black and covered in a linear pattern: two crossed lines, with numerous concentric connecting lines running between the crossed lines. The clay has a dark stain over the upper surface and edge. The underside is unglazed or stained; the clay appears as a mottled pattern in brown and black. The pestle is hourglass shaped and made of plain light brown wood. There are two incised lines around the centre. (Note: one section at the rim of the bowl was broken and repaired.)
Narrative
Collected by the donor in Ghana, in 1971.
Item History
- Made in Ghana during 1971
- Collected during 1971
- Owned by Susan Stout before April 28, 2022
- Received from Susan Stout (Donor) on April 28, 2022
What
- Name
- Mortar
- Identification Number
- 3561/9 a-b
- Type of Item
- mortar
- Material
- clay, stain and wood
- Part A
- height 6.3 cm, diameter 23.0 cm
- Part B
- height 13.0 cm, diameter 7.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
Who
- Culture
- Ghanaian
- Previous Owner
- Susan Stout
- Received from
- Susan Stout (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1971
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before April 28, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on April 28, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3561/0009 a-b
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