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Object Number
99-12-70/53615
Display Title
Poi pestle, of lime stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pestle, ground quartz, conical, curved forked handle, broken
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
Cook Islands
/
Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Quartz, Limestone?
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 8.9 x 8.8 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53615
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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Pestle
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Pestle
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| 27-5-70/D2975.1 | Pestle, poi pounder, abraded round base tapered to blunt end, porous |
Pestle
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Hawaii
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| 00-8-70/55788 | Poi pestle |
Pestle
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French Polynesia
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| 85-7-70/37687 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
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| 27-5-70/D2974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
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Hawaii
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| 94-57-70/R1974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii County?
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| 85-7-70/37686 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
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Honolulu County
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| 85-7-70/37688 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
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Honolulu County
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Pestle
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Hawaii
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| 25-50-70/D2593.1 | Poi pounders |
Pestle
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Hawaii
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