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Mortar
no date
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Native american
North american
Wood
Overall: 3 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 4 inches (8.3 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B2301
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Markings
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Tag, 99.5B2301 NA. AM. On bottom, in black: B-2301 Sticker, on bottom: B-2301-2 Wood mortars Sitka Alaska Indian used for cutting and breaking tobacco into the form of snuff.
Provenance
between 1871-1895, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907
Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
North American, Native American, Mortar, no date, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B2301.
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