Rice Pounder

Although young boys participate in jhuming (slash-and-burn farming), girls tend to the fields, weeding, planting seeds, and harvesting crops. Mortar-and-pestle rice pounders are used...

Antique rice pounder carved from a single teak root. Beautiful as a sculpture, holding towels or great as a champagne holder for parties.

The top of an original antique rice pounder. Handcut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into the teak wood.

The top of an original antique rice pounder. Handcut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into the teak wood.

The top of an original antique teak wood rice pounder. Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into the teak wood.

The top of an original antique teak wood rice pounder. Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into the teak wood.

Beautiful old teak wood container originally used for pounding rice. We added the shell inlay. This antique rice pounder was sourced in the spirit of wabi sabi, a Japanese philos...

Solid teak wood container. Originally used for pounding rice. Great by a fire with logs stacked or by a pool with white towels or for magazines. Multiple ideas that this wonderful ob...

Originally used as a rice pounder. Carved from a single teak slab with added shall inlay.

Antique rice pounder hand carved from a single teak root.

The teak used in this carving came from an old rice pounder. Now obsolete, rice pounders were made from a cross-section of a teak tree, partly buried in the ground, with its exposed ...

Originally the top of a rice pounder. We added a base and shell inlay for a fun bowl.

Originally an antique rice pounder. We closed the center hole and added our unique minimalist carving to the sides to produce this beautiful coffee table.

A beautiful antique rice pounder over a hundred years old has been turned upside down and repurposed as a side table.

The teak used in this carving was sourced from an old rice pounder. Now abandoned in favor of modern rice mills, wooden mortars had thick walls and large upturned pounding bowls holl...

A beautiful ancient mortar originally used to pound rice from Sumatra, is repurposed as an art piece, container or side table with a glass top or left as is.

Antique rice pounder carved from a single teak root and bleached.

This long wooden object is a 19th-century Chinese pestle, originally used with a large, free-standing mortar to pound rice or other grains. Placed upon a custom steel mount, the anti...

This long wooden object is a 19th century Chinese pestle, originally used with a large, free-standing mortar to pound rice or other grains. Placed upon a custom steel mount, the anti...

Antique weathered teak wood container, originally used to pound rice in the center hole. Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlayed into the outer rim.

This table uses an old Japanese mortar (a container in which grains and rice cakes are pounded with a pestle and placed inside the mortar) as a base and a natural wood top.

The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape.

One person would swing the kine (the pestle) to pound the rice in a similar motion to chopping wood.

One person would swing the kine (the pestle) to pound the rice in a similar motion to chopping wood.

Weathered teak wood low coffee table or side table with added resin where the original use was to pound rice. The St. Barts Collection features an exciting new line of organic whi...

Originally used to pound rice. We added the hand carved chain to the center then bleached the wood and finished with a light white wash revealing the beautiful wood grain.

Originally used to pound rice as hollow in the inside. We added the hand carved chain to the center then bleached the wood and finished with a light white wash revealing the beautifu...

This beautiful century old lesung also known as a palungun was originally used to pound rice. This rare piece from the island of Madura, is hand carved from a single block of iron wo...

We turned this antique piece upside down and added a hand carved chain to the center. Originally used to pound rice. Collection available. The size and images represent the one shown.

We turned this antique piece upside down and added a hand carved chain to the center. Originally used to pound rice. Collection available. The size and images represent the one shown.

A beautiful ancient mortar originally used to pound rice from Sumatra, is repurposed as an art piece, container or side table depending on which side it is placed.

The steamed rice is pounded into paste , most often in a large round wooden vessel and molded into the desired shape.

The steamed rice is pounded into paste , most often in a large round wooden vessel and molded into the desired shape.

Manju was derived from a type of mochi or pounded rice cake, that has existed in China for a long time it was originally called Mantou in Chinese, but became known as manju when it c...

Manju was derived from a type of mochi or pounded rice cake, that has existed in China for a long time it was originally called Mantou in Chinese, but became known as manju when it c...

Mortar-and-pestle rice pounders like this are used to de-hull grains.

Antique rice pounder carved from a single teak wood root.

Stunning antique art piece or container originally used to pound rice. Beautiful teak eroded sides on this special piece.

Solid burl teak wood planter. Originally used to pound rice. Great as an art object, container or for a plant.

Originally used as a rice pounder. Carved from a single teak root that almost looks like stone due to the natural aged teak.

A beautiful antique rice pounder over a hundred years old has been turned upside down and repurposed as a side table.

A century old teak rice pounder is repurposed into this one of a kind console or pedestal whilst respecting the natural organic wood.

This long wooden object is a 19th century pestle, originally used with a large, free-standing mortar to pound rice or other grains. Placed upon a custom steel mount, the wooden tool ...

One person swings the kine to pound the rice in a similar motion to chopping wood.

About This table was made from a mortar that was used to pound rice cakes in ancient times. The mortar made from Zelkova wood is very heavy and sturdy.

Mortar / A container used when pounding grains, rice cakes, etc. with a pestle. Items are placed inside and pounded

We turned this antique piece upside down and added a hand carved chain to the center. Originally used to pound rice. Collection available. The size and images represent the one shown.

Manjū was derived from a type of mochi or pounded rice cake, that has existed in China for a long time It was originally called Mantou in Chinese, but became known as manjū when it c...

This wood accent piece originally served as a section of gear work from a water mill in China. The deep worn patina of the rich hard wood is warm and inviting. May be used as a conta...

A beautifully primitive Naga daybed, hand-carved from a single timber slab and supported by stout cylindrical legs. Originating from the hill tribes of Northeast India, daybeds such ...

A monumental hand-carved wooden bowl, made in Africa in the mid 20th century. Sculpted from a single solid piece of hardwood, the piece exhibits a beautiful, flared silhouette that m...

Beautiful Wabi Sabi container. Perfect for plants, towels, firewood etc. Both usable and sculptural. The interior hole as shown in the final image is 4” deep. Hand carved out of a si...

This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...

Authentic Nagaland tribal bed from north eastern India region. This one of a kind unique table, hand chiseled solid wood created from a single piece of indigenous hardwood. The Naga ...

A French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode, c. 1840s. Features a rectangular form made from walnut with book matched veneer burled drawer fronts and Saint Anne Des Pyrenees Marble top. ...

This charming 19th-century English regimental drum was fitted with a glass top to serve as a table. It bears the painted arms of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers that was formed in 1881, g...

This pair of French Art Deco period mahogany barrel back bergeres or armchairs features lemonwood and sycamore inlay. Newly upholstered in France in a cream colored fabric with a di...

Impressive pair of Doberman sculptures cast in patinated bronze in Italy during the 1950s. Executed with remarkable realism and attention to detail, these elegant sculptures capture ...

A custom-crafted Art Nouveau style wrought iron gate with stylized flower; of assymetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'RSM'.

A beautiful natural Tona galea seashell, Organic Modern style, Indo-Pacific, circa early-20th century. A beautifully preserved Tonna galea seashell in white and warm neutral tones. T...

Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...

A nice solid painted Swedish Gustavian sofa from the early 1800s. Painted in a mid blue grey colour it has a decorative border detail that runs along its typically high back, turned...

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

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Beautiful Swedish Grace ceiling light in a large size. Made from bronze with a large, wide frosted glass shade. Elaborate, sculptural decor of a man, woman and a deer in stylized fol...