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Mortar

1970

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a mortar without pestle. Made by wooden mortar specialist and used by local women to thrush millet, maize and cassava.

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Title: Mortar
Date Created: 1970
Location: Kenya
Type: Mortar
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Wood
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Kerut
Community: Nandi
Collection Date: 1999-02-08
Collected By: J.Kassagam

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