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Pestle and mortar

Contemporary Era Africa
AL7134

A pestle and mortar are basic utensils in traditional North African cuisine. They are generally made of metal or more rarely out of stone and are used to crush spices or garlic.

Spices Préparation Traditional cuisine Kitchen utensil

Datasheet

  • Type: Utensil
  • Place of origin: Tunisia
  • Materials and techniques: Bronze
  • Date: 2001
  • Dimensions: Mortar: 12 x 10.8 cm / Pestle: 19.5 x 3 cm