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Object Number 27-5-70/D2969
Display Title Poi pounder
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Pohaku ku'i poi
Inventory Description Pestle, round base tapered to knobbed handle, porous
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 18.9 x 12.8 x 12.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D / 2969
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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