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Betel Mortar

2004.17.0222

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Artifact Identification Betel Mortar   (2004.17.0222)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Gear
    3. :
  3. Smoking & Drug Equipment
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Melanesian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 15 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 5.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 4 cm
Weight 74 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Rooney, Dawn F. Betel Chewing Traditions in South-East Asia. Images of Asia Series. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication The Virginia M. and James D. Tobin Collection, Purchased from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Reproduction N/A

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