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    Mortar

    • Medium: Wood
    • Dimensions: 6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (16 x 8 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Arts of the Pacific Islands
    • Museum Location: This item is not on view
    • Accession Number: 60.52.8
    • Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: Mortar. Wood, 6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (16 x 8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 60.52.8. Creative Commons-BY
    • Image: overall, CUR.60.52.8_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012
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