mortar
Catalog Number | 128734 |
Literary Reference | , 13839 |
Cultural Affiliation | Negrito |
Continent | Asia |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Luzon Island |
Island | Philippine Islands |
Locale | Bataan |
Original Name | Lusoñ |
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. |