Mortar and Mazo

Dogon · Mali

Reference: VAR-20

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Material
Wood

Mortar intended to crush cereals and prepare various regular meals of Africans. Very old piece that strongly accuses as well as its mallet the passage of…

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Mortar intended to crush cereals and prepare various regular meals of Africans. Very old piece that strongly accuses as well as its mallet the passage of time.

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Attributed period
Century XIX or older

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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