Pepper Mill Wood, Pepper Crusher Wood. Chili Ironwood Handmade, Chiltepin Spice Grinder, Hand Crusher.

The grinder, mill or chiltepinero is a kind of special mortar, a craft made with wood that is very useful for grinding chiltepines, pepper, herbs or other species; It is also a nice gift as decoration at home. These mortars have a hole in the top where there are two or three chilitos to grind with a pistil and then pour them on the food. Mexican ironwood carvings is a handcraft that began with the Seri indigenous people of the state of Sonora. The wood comes from Olneya tesota, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). It is a slow growing important shade tree found in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is so dense that it lacks air bubbles and sinks in water. The product may vary from the photo the wood color like more dark or less dark but the form it's the same.

• Handcrafted by artisans from Sonora desert.
• This item (chiltepinero) allows you to crush/grind peppers, chilli/chile piquin/chili tepin or chiltepin or other spices and also looks great as decoration to kitchen.
• Unique and beautiful way to grind small dried pepper.
• Talented artisans have carved these pieces for you, each with varying shape, color and grain, making each piece unique. There may be natural imperfections in the wood, which also adds to the unique character of each piece.
• Product Size (2.4 x 1.6 x 6.3 inches).