Dimensions
(Pictured online first)
30"Height X 43" Circumference. x 13" Depth
 
Other Photos
Dimensions
3–24" Height x 42" Circumference, 32" Circumference, 21" Circumference 
Depth varies.
 
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A Note on Variations
Due to the artisanal nature of every piece, there may be natural and unique variations and imperfections in color and shape. 
 
History
Workers experienced in growing rice in western Africa continued using the same oversized wooden mortar and pestle when obliged to clean rice in Carolina. Once the husks had been pounded loose, they were separated from the grains by tossing the rice in large, flat, African-style winnowing baskets woven from palmetto leaves. The wind carried away the loosened stems and husks. The workers then returned the rice to the mortar and pestle and polished the grains with the pestle's broad, blunt end.