Accession No
1938.382
Description
Large wooden pestle carved from the whole. Cylindrical shaft tapering to wider bulbous terminal; slightly tapering top with flat cylindrical finial. Textured surface consistent with marks from carving.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Odisha; Mayurbhanj; Karanjia
Period
Source
Samson, Otto William (Dr) [field collector]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1938.382; 70
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
1150mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Card label made by Dennison & Co tied to object, handwritten in black ink: '70 Pestle for grain Karanjia'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Field collection)
Accession register notes that 1938.380-382 were collected by D. O. Samson 'with [19]37.1093-1316'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Accession register: Pestle for rice, wood.
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Large wooden pestle carved from the whole. Cylindrical shaft tapering to wider bulbous terminal; slightly tapering top with flat cylindrical finial. Textured surface consistent with marks from carving.
Event Date 8/10/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:281198
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