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Pestle1003/52

A white-grey stone piece with a long rounded end and a larger flattened circular end. A leather skin band is wrapped around the middle.

Culture
Plains
Material
stone and leather skin
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pestle807/1

Long cylindrical wooden piece that has been shaved slightly inwards at one end. Other end is slightly rounded and entire surface has a smooth finish with well defined carving marks.

Culture
Chinese
Material
guava wood
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pestle2600/24

A healer's stone pestle, used to make medicines. Pestle is a widening cylinder, rounded at both ends, and a rounded nodule at the top.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
stone
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleA7239

Stone pestle with large cylindrical end, and a smaller head with protruding knob at the handle.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
stone
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pestle841/33 b

Small, slightly flared tubular segment of grey and black stone.

Culture
North American ?
Material
stone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleIe372

A wood stick with a knobby head at each end. Unevenly carved with carving marks visible. The brown wood was stained black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
charcoal, oil and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleAf501

A pestle shaped like an hourglass and carved from a single piece of wood. Each end is round with slightly flat bases and darkened. Surface is porous and centre has small carved ring.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleAf481

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.

Culture
Ekoi
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleSf636

Black, cylindrical stone with a gradual taper towards one end and a raised spiral that winds around the length of the stone. One end of the spiral is pointed and the other is bulbous with a flat top.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleAa139 b

Smooth light brown cylindrical length of wood.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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