Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6472a-b |
| Keywords | Mortar and pestle |
| Description | This mortar and pestle was used to pound sirih-pinang into a pulp for eating by elderly people whose teeth were no longer strong enough to chew betelnut. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Personal object |
| Dimensions | Mortar: 8.5 cm high Pestle: 20.3 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Still used |
| Material | Mortar: buffalo horn Pestle: metal |
| Technique | Hand carved |
| Institution/Holder: object | Museum der Kulturen Basel |
| Collector | Dr Alfred Bühler |
| Date Collected | August 1935 |
| Place Collected | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| File Copyright | Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014 |
| MKB/Buehler object title | Mörser / Stössel, G |
| Production status in 2014 | Still made occasionally |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Lutu ala, M Lutu malu, T |
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