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Object Number
00-8-70/55788
Display Title
Poi pestle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Poi pounder, rounded and abraded discoidal base tapered to knob handle
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Marquesas Islands?
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 14.8 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55788
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2975.2 | Pestle, poi pounder, concave base, abraded, tapered to blunt end |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2975.1 | Pestle, poi pounder, abraded round base tapered to blunt end, porous |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55406.1 | Pestle, poi pounder, round abraded base tapered to blunt end, broken |
Pestle
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 94-57-70/R1974 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii County?
| |
| 25-50-70/D2593.1 | Poi pounders |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55395 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Bora Bora
| |
| 27-5-70/D2970 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37687 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37686 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 25-50-70/D2593 | Poi pounders |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37688 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 25-48-70/D2592 | Poi pounder |
Pestle
|
Hawaii
|