Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6472a-b
KeywordsMortar and pestle
DescriptionThis 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 ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypePersonal object
DimensionsMortar: 8.5 cm high Pestle: 20.3 cm high
Use status in 2014Still used
MaterialMortar: buffalo horn Pestle: metal
TechniqueHand carved
Institution/Holder: objectMuseum der Kulturen Basel
CollectorDr Alfred Bühler
Date CollectedAugust 1935
Place CollectedBaguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
File CopyrightMuseum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014
MKB/Buehler object titleMörser / Stössel, G
Production status in 2014Still made occasionally
Timorese Language Term/sLutu ala, M Lutu malu, T

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