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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Reclaimed three inch thick teak wood coffee table with a natural oil finish. Floating on midcentury style legs. Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.

Impressive 4.5" slab coffee table, set on cone shaped mid century style legs. The wood is unknown though indigenous to Indonesia. We love the natural way it ‘crackles’ after we appli...

An antique hand carved solid teak wood side table or pedestal. This unique piece was originally used as the top part or a column. We added a translucent grey stain revealing the beau...

These steps were hand made in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It’s a beauty of things modest and humble. It’...

Introducing the mid-century Couture Collection. Furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. Reclaimed teak wood taken from my finest collection to produce a large comfortable...

Colonial reclining plantation chair. We added shell inlay to this beautiful teak chair. This chair was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be...

Beautiful wood grain in this minimalist shallow platter. Hand made from a single piece of teak wood in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in impe...

Impressive sculptural console table that floats on the wall. A single hundred year old teak root is sanded and trimmed to produce this one of a kind console table. Both usable and sc...

One of a kind single slab suar wood coffee table. We added three mid century style cone legs to this beautiful amorphous slab. Finished with a natural oil revealing the stunning wood...

Beautiful hand-carved ancient panel from Toraja, Sulawesi. Symbolizes peace and happiness. Rare. Circa 1900 This ancient carving was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese p...

A single thick antique wood panel with lovely character, is first bleached and finished with a light white wash revealing the stunning wood grain. We added smooth teak minimalist leg...

A single thick antique wood panel with beautiful character is made into a one of a kind bench. We added smooth teak minimalist legs in contrast. Bleached with a light white wash reve...