{"product_id":"antique-philippine-wooden-mortar-lusong-18-h-x-17-diam","title":"Antique Philippine Wooden Mortar (Lusong) - 18\" H X 17\" Diam.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e100+ year-old antique wooden mortar (lusong) made from a single piece of hardwood. These mortars are important symbols of traditional Filipino agriculture and way of life. They were shaped by burning coal in the center of a tree trunk with the burned part being scooped out and smoothed, making an interior center hollow in which to grind rice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mortar (lusong) and pestle (alho\/hal-o\/bayo) are basic equipment by which to separate the husk and the grain by pounding the rice grains (palay) to separate and remove the hulls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eItems like these are hard to find due to their age, condition, natural patina, and weight. This listing is for a mortar – wooden pestles can be found under separate listings on our site. There are many indoor and outdoor ways to appreciate these natural works of art. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne can enjoy their rustic nature as-is, add a circular piece of glass to create a side table or in a grouping for a multi-part coffee table in settings from Organic-Inspired, Rustic... to Wabi Sabi or Coastal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you would like a custom glass top, contact us to explore options in smoked brown or clear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlace of Origin: \u003c\/b\u003eN. Luzon, Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Manufacture:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eearly-20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExcellent and in original unaltered condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWear: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConsistent with age and use. Please refer to pictures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 in. Oval Diameter X 18.5 in. H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eShipping Note\u003c\/span\u003e: D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eue to the size and weight of this piece, it will need \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecustom handling and packaging. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eContact us first for a quote before purchase\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/simbolismo.org\/index.php\/ssim\/issue\/view\/2#:~:text=Lusong%20is%20carved%20from%20a,provide%20food%20on%20our%20tables.\" title=\"Simbolismo Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Lusong ug Alho\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimbolismo \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; color: rgb(46, 85, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Lusong ug Alho\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph\/our-collections\/ethnology\/agriculture-fishing-hunting-transportation\/#:~:text=Mortars%20and%20pestles%20are%20among,transported%20to%20the%20storage%20house.\" title=\"National Museum of the Philippines\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Museum of the Philippines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.peabody.harvard.edu\/objects\/456618\" title=\"Peabody Museum of Archaeology \u0026amp;amp; Ethnology at Harvard University\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeabody Museum of Archaeology \u0026amp; Ethnology at Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/philippines.fieldmuseum.org\/heritage\/catalogue\/1031370#:~:text=rice%20mortar%20and%20pestle%201911.1139,)%20%7C%20Philippines%20%7C%20The%20Field%20Museum\" title=\"Field Museum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eField Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museokordilyera.upb.edu.ph\/collection_categories\/utilitarian-objects\/\" title=\"Museo Kordilyera\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseo Kordilyera\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northphiltimes.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/lusong-lalu-bayo-museums-and.html\" title=\"N. 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