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Object Number
00-8-70/55395
Display Title
Poi pounder
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Poi pounder, carved stone, discoidal base tapered to crossbar handle,
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Society Islands
/
Bora Bora
Additional Geographic Terms
Society Islands
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 16 x 15.8 cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55395/ Lava/ Niho
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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