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Pestle and mortar
Modern EraContemporary Era
Asia
AL335
This mortar was used to grind cacao beans. In 19th-century Philippines, drinking chocolate primed over coffee and tea. The upper class sweetened their cocoa dissolved in water, whereas the lower strata mixed it with rice or Pili nuts.
Datasheet
- Type: Utensil
- Place of origin: Philippines
- Materials and techniques: Stone
- Date: 20th century
- Dimensions: 14.5 x 19.5 cm