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This is a large, heavy, wooden mortar. The top is cut out to form a recess into which the pounding hole is cut. This is worn out at the bottom so the mortar was no longer of use.It has been fixed to a wooden wheeled trolley to make moving it easier. The mortar was found at Fort Iskander, a Kampong village on western side of Tasek Bera. The item was used by The Semelai of W. Malaysia.

1 mortar: wood (probably 'bilian' Balanocarpus); fair condition- bottom of pounding hole worn out

Malaysia