Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle

Alternative Title

Dume- Tuan (tobacco grinder, mortar)
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

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 November 18, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/250.