Bring the ancient technique of grinding and mashing down herbs and spices into your home kitchen with this mortar bowl and pestle grinding handle made of long-lasting and durable soapstone. Due to the unique nature of this stone, each will be totally unique! It’s great for crushing down mint leaves for tea, making salsa, and creating powders for your mindful rituals. Each is carefully handcarved in India by skilled artisans. Carvers have passed on the intricate carving skills from generation to generation. Soapstone is a dense mineral-rich talc metamorphic rock full of unique striations and colorings offering a seamless look. It has a softer consistency than other rocks, so it’s easy to mold into unique shapes. It’s a popular versatile material that’s nonporous, nonabsorbent, and resistant to high heats and staining.