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Make-do dough bowl with pestle

ca. 1860-1880

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A carved wooden bowl with pestle. The bowl is cracked and has been repaired with a series of metal fasteners. On either end, lip of the bowl extends out into handles. The pestle is a carved rod with large blunt ends.

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Catalog reference: 2017.108.14.2.1-.2

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