Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
Alternative Title
Dume- Tuan (tobacco grinder, mortar)
Yexketi (pestle)
Yexketi (pestle)
Subject
Kaxinawá, Kensinger, mortar and pestle, Peru
Description
The mortar is a hallowed out palm nut with a balsa wood stopper. It contains powdered tobacco. The pestle is a slender, palm bark rod with a rounded tip.
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 24 cm
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 24 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
cooking tool
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-149 a,b
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati, “Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 21, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/250.