DepartmentAsia
Mortar and pestle
NameMortar and pestle
CultureIfugau
Date1970s
Place madePhilippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumWood
Dimensionsa: 5 × 10 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (12.75 × 27.25 × 21 cm)
b.: 28 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (72.25 × 7 × 7 cm)
b.: 28 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (72.25 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.19ab
Object numberA.2015.73.19ab
DescriptionMortar: Carved wood with oval-shaped base and circular bowl. Pestle: Curved surfaces with central indented band accentuated by two rows of ; small part is accentuated by two rows of chisel shapes.
ca. 1970, vendor
Isleta Tinsmith
Early 20th century
Late 19th-early 20th century