Square mortar and pestle
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1800-1900
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A mortar and pestle made from wood. The mortar sits flat with squared off edges. The pestle consists of a rod with large blunt ends for mashing.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.14.1.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: mortars (grinding tools)
label: Type
content: pestles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Mortar): 19 5/16 × 13 × 11 13/16 in. (49 × 33 × 30 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Pestle): 34 1/4 × 4 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (87 × 11 × 11 cm)