Mortar and Pestle (odo)
Unidentified Yoruba maker
1950s-1960s
Wood and paint
Overall: 22 7/16 × 11 7/16 in. (57 × 29 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
167.6.24045
Geography
Place Made: Abomey, Benin, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
Provenance
Purchased by Professor James W. Fernandez in Abomey, Benin (Dahomey) for Dartmouth College Museum, 1967.
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