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Object Number
27-5-70/D2970
Display Title
Poi pounder
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pohaku ku'i poi
Inventory Description
Poi pounder, rounded saucer base, tapered handle, discoidal top, pitted
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Vesicular volcanic rock
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/ 2970
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
(1927)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pestle
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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
| |
| 27-5-70/D2972 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2969 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2973 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37687 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 27-5-70/D2966 | Poi pounder |
Food processing
|
Hawaii
| |
| 94-57-70/R1974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii County?
|