Brass Mortar with Pestle
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1960 to 1980
name: label: Collector
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
notes: label: Notes
content: Collector's notes: "The grinding of the beans in the brass mortar is a signal for everyone to come enjoy the coffee."
label: Notes
content: Mortar: Brass, covered in black patina. Very heavy for its size. Cylinder shaped. Slightly wider at top, slight lip, and flared base. 3 pairs of lines incised around sides. Signs of wear/use inside. Pestle: Brass, slightly wider at working end. Ridges at the center and handle end.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Saudi Arabia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Bedouin
label: Culture
content: Arab
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370093
label: USNM Number
content: E432011-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mortar/Pestle
physicalDescription: label: Height - Mortar
content: 13.8 cm
label: Diameter - Mortar
content: 14.3 cm
label: Length - Pestle
content: 20 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Pestle
content: 4.5 cm