Wooden pestle used for food processing / Long Hair Tiger
Curatorial Remarks
A pestle like this would be coupled with a mortar. The pestle is used to pound or grind substances into a paste or powder. This is a one piece pestle; some pestles are two pieces attached.
Tags: corn grinder, pestle, grinder, wood, carved, one-piece, used
People: Southeastern tribes
Places: Southeastern, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: corn grinder, pestle, grinder, wood, carved, one-piece, used
People: Southeastern tribes
Places: Southeastern, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology