This mallet is handmade and has been well used. Hammer-like instruments like this one could be used as a potato masher or beetle as well as for tenderizing meat.
Beetle, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55x25c7x Pestle or hammer, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5qv3c40j Potato and vegetable mashers, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5cf9j65z
