Object Details
- Description
- This mortar and pestle were used to grind coffee beans after they were dried and roasted. Coffee was a major cash crop in Puerto Rico, second only to sugar. It grows well in the low mountains of the island, like the fertile area around the town of Yauco in the southwest. In the 19th century many Corsicans settled in this region and played a significant role in developing the island's coffee economy, both as growers and exporters.
- Description (Spanish)
- El pilón se usaba para machacar los granos de café una vez secos y tostados. El café constituía un cultivo comercial de gran relevancia en Puerto Rico, el segundo en importancia después del azúcar. Se da bien en las montañas bajas de la isla, como por ejemplo en la zona fértil alrededor de la ciudad de Yauco, en el sudoeste. Durante el siglo XIX se establecieron en esta región muchos colonos oriundos de Córcega, quienes desempeñaron un papel esencial en el desarrollo de la economía de la isla en torno al café, impulsando tanto la producción como la exportación.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- ca 1970
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0129
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0129
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- mortar And pestle
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 cm x 48 cm x 28 cm; 8 1/4 in x 18 7/8 in x 11 in
- place made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Exhibition
- ¡Presente!
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Title
- Mortar and Pestle
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Daily Life
- Puerto Rico
- Household Tools and Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_601007
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-24af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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