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Mortar

MOA: University of British Columbia

3277/18

Flattened stone mortar with a zoomorphic form, possibly turtle-like. The mortar is large, with a shallow bowl. There are six rounded ridges extending out around the rim.

  • 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.

  • Type of Item mortar
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material stone
  • Measurements height 33.0 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 11.0 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 fair
  • Accession Number 3277/0018

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