MORTAR

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

MORTAR

Entry/Object ID

143/5620 A-B

Description

MORTAR AND PESTLE FOR GRINDING TOBACCO

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

State/Province

Alaska

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo, Tlingit
Native American, First Nation

Notes

Photograph identifies this item as Eskimo. This item is found under Tlingit in the index.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mortar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Length

9 in

Diameter

5 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO #6, ITEM #1, HLG LEDGER VOL 1, PG 76G, 79A, FROM W H CASE INVOICE OF 3/14/1913