THEY APPEAR TO BE PESTELS AS IN MORTOR AND PESTEL. USED FOR CRUSHING HARD FOOD STUFFS IN MORE PRIMATIVE AREAS, STILL IN USE EVEN TODAY.
THEY COME IN MANY SIZES AND SHAPES FROM LOG LIKE FORMS TALLER THAN THE ONE USING THEM TO SMALL ONES FOR MEDICINE PREPARATION AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN. PERHAPS AFRICAN BUT THAT IS JUST A GUESS YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE BETTER ABLE TO JUDGE BASED ON WOOD TYPE HAVING THEM IN HAND. A NICE COLLECTION OF THEM IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THEIR SPECIFIC USE AS WELL AS TRIBAL AREA. GOOD LUCK
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