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Object Number
25-50-70/D2593
Display Title
Poi pounders
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pohaku ku'i poi
Inventory Description
Poi pounder, ground stone, pitted, rounded base, tapering knobbed top
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 13.6 x 13.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2593
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. John G. Dexter
(1866 ca.)
Donor
Mrs. Eleanor Gifford
(1925)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94-57-70/R1974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii County?
| |
| 25-50-70/D2593.1 | Poi pounders |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37686 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37688 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37687 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 06-5-70/66926 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2971 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2968 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2967 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2965 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2975 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
|