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Pestle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3277/15

Stone pestle. Carved from a long piece of stone. Simple design with one broad end, which tapers in to a point at the other end.

  • Narrative

    Collected by Jack Lieber in Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Division, from August 1970 - June 1972. He was researching village communities in and around Goroka, where he was lecturing under the auspices of UNESCO at the Goroka Teachers College. Said to have come from a village near Madang.

  • Type of Item pestle
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material stone
  • Measurements height 13.4 cm, diameter 4.4 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Jack Lieber, Iris Lieber
  • Received from Iris Lieber
  • Made in Eastern Highlands
  • Collection Date between 1970 and 1972
  • Ownership Date before 2015, before December 8, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on December 8, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3277/0015

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