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	Photographs - - 1940s - - Seminole woman with mortar and pestle. Title Photographs - - 1940s - - Seminole woman with mortar and pestle. Date 1940s Notes The homemade mortar was carved usually from a cypress tree trunk. By using hot coals and a fan to increase the heat, the trunk was slowly hollowed out through a process of burning and scraping. As the coals ate away the wood, Seminoles would scrape away the inside until a suitable opening for a mortar cup was produced. The pestle was made from a sapling and tapered down to a point so it would fit inside the mortar. The heaviest part of the pestle was at its top. This simple engineering design enabled the pestle's weight to come down with full force. As a result, the dry corn was broken into Subject Seminole Indians. Seminole cooking. Seminole Indians - - Food. Format Photographs Source Courtesy of the Broward County Historical Commission
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