Mortor & Pestle
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Item's Choctaw Name: Kiti
Item's English Name: Mortar
Age: Early 1900's
Material: unknown hardwood
Dimensions:
L= 73 cm Max width of top= 25.5 cm Max width of hole =17.0 cm Average rim thickness = 3.9 cm
Origin:
Current Owner: Atoka Confederate War Museum
Location: Atoka, OK
Contact: (405) 521-2491
Notes: Rough-cut with a saw on top. Inner bark of tree still adhering on exterior. The interior of the hole shows heavy wear, obliterating tool marks. Trunk is made from twisted hardwood. Type is unknown. It appears to have darker heartwood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item's Choctaw Name: Kitapi/Kitush
Item's English Name: Pestle
Age: Early 1900's
Material: light-colored hardwood
Dimensions:
L = 111.5 cm L of square part = 33.6 cm Average width of handle = 3.5 cm
Origin:
Current Owner: Atoka Confederate War Museum
Location: Atoka, OK
Contact: (405) 521-2491
Notes: Tool marls are not obvious other than saw cuts and shaving marks, possibly for a drawknife. It is made from a split piece of light-colored hardwood. It is very heavy. The handle is weathered, but still shows some polich from use. |
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