pestle
| Catalog Number | 128734 |
| Literary Reference | , 13839 |
| Cultural Affiliation | Negrito |
| Continent | Asia |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon Island |
| Island | Philippine Islands |
| Locale | Bataan |
| Original Name | halo |
| Materials | wood |
| Catalog Description | Name: Lusoñ - Very crude rice mortar made from the trunk of a tree. The wooden pestle - halo - is grooved near the center. The husk and chaff is loosened from the rice by pounding the grain in a wooden mortar (luzon) with a pestle (halo). It is then winnowed out in shallow bamboo dishes. |