Snuff mortar (part a) and pestle (part b) made of wood. Mortar has a cylinder-like body with an oval-shaped opening and base. It flares out at the bottom; area is marked with an incised line. Tied around the mortar is a long braided cord of plant fibre; used to hold pestle to mortar. The pestle is a thin rod with a natural curve at the base.

• Narrative

  The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

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• Type of Item mortar
• Culture Krahn
• Material wood, plant fibre
• Measurements height 18.8 cm, diameter 1.0 cm (part b) height 13.3 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 3.5 cm (part a)

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• Previous Owner Donald White
• Received from Donald White

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• Made in Liberia

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• Collection Date between 1965 and 1968
• Ownership Date before August 27, 2021
• Acquisition Date on August 27, 2021

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3522/0001 a-b