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Mortar
Mortar
Mortar
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentMiddle East

Mortar

NameMortar
CultureIsraeli?; African (may be)
Dateca. 1750?
Place madeIsrael, Middle East, Asia
Mediumtree trunk
Dimensionsoverall: 55.8 CM L
Credit LineIFAF Collection, Gift of Dr. J. Monroe Thorington
Object numberFA.1973.9.4
DescriptionPurchased Tel Aviv. Donor claims Israeli origin, ca. 1750, but this is open to question, may be African. Cylindrical section of tree trunk, hollowed out and carved with patterns of chip carving and cross-hatching.
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