This olive wood pestle and mortar is an elegant gift for all cuisine and kitchen enthusiasts. This wonderful pestle and mortar combination is useful for crushing and mixing whole spices, herbs, grains, nuts and garlic, also unique and practical kitchen decor. This item is handmade out of high quality olivewood and is hard to find anywhere else. KEY INFORMATION ❖ Brand: HappyWoods® (registered trademark). ❖ Handmade in Tunisia ❖ Each piece is hand carved by skilled artisans from natural olive wood.. ❖ Material: Tunisian Olive Wood, derived from Chemlali olive trees variety (darker than other varieties) . ❖Wood Characteristics: Very hard and strong. Olive Wood is durable and moisture-resistant hardwood. Will last you a lifetime!