Corn Mortar
Name/Title
Corn MortarEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.172Description
Wooden corn mortar. The mortar is carved from a tree trunk with a concave "bowl" at one end.Context
This very well preserved “corn pounder” mortar was found in a barn in Vergennes, Vermont. The antique dealer who Frederick Wiseman bought it from had cleaned and put a preservative finish on it. The original owner had no information on it other than it had set in the barn as long as he had lived on the property, which would put living memory back to the 1940’s. It is the only documented example of an hourglass style Native American mortar from the entire Northern New England area.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1750Place
State/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American