Betel-nut Mortar
Object type: Mortar
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Murik people
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 6 in. × W. 2 1/2 in. × D. 3 3/8 in. (15.2 × 6.4 × 8.5 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:     Papua New Guinea  
River: Lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1965
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Human Figures