Basalt Mortar and Pestle in a Tortoise Shape - Tortoise Tradition Purple Dyed by hand

Dyed by hand

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Basalt Mortar and Pestle in a Tortoise Shape - Tortoise Tradition Purple Dyed by handPrepare herbs, spices and sauces the way our ancestors did with handmade stone tools. Grupon Comonfort presents this unique molcajete or stone mortar, crafted by hand from volcanic basalt in the shape of an upside down tortoise. The pestle, called a tejolote, is used to grind or crush the foodstuffs in the molcajete. The molcajete can also be used as a unique serving dish for salsa or guacamole. The artisans recommend that the molcajete be 'cured'