Mortar and pestle facts for kids
A mortar and pestle are two tools used with each other to mill (grind) and mix substances.
The Mortar is bowl-shaped, and used to hold the substance to be ground. Mortars have smooth, rounded bottoms and wide mouths. The Pestle is a stick used for pounding and grinding.
Mortars and pestles are sometimes used in pharmacies to crush various ingredients to make drugs. They can also be used in cooking to grind herbs.
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Images for kids
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Guinean women stamping into a large mortar.
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Stone Age stone mortar and pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000–18000 BC
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Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, Israel, used for making beer during the Stone Age
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Baba Yaga flies in her mortar, by Ivan Bilibin.
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A traditional Indian mortar and pestle.
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Bangkang pinawa, literally "boat (bangka) for unpolished rice", an ancient mortar and pestle from the Philippines
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A wooden mortar and pestle discovered at Briar's plantation in South Carolina. It was found in the rice loft and presumably used for dehulling.
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Women in Cape Verde using a large mortar with multiple pestles.
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Mortar and Pestle from bronze alloy, Greece.
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Mitmita made in Ethiopia.
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Tjobek the Indonesian word in Dutch spelling for mortars and pestles.
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A traditional Nepali mortar and pestle.
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Molcajete y tejolote, Mexico.
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A Lao‑style mortar and pestle.
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Mortar used to pulverize plant material
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A Wooden mortar and pestle
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Iran, Khurasan. Late 12th or early 13th century AD. Khalili Collection.
See also
In Spanish: Mortero (utensilio) para niños
