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Object Number 85-7-70/37688
Display Title Poi pounder
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Pohaku ku'i poi
Object Description Poi pestle.
Inventory Description Poi pounder, ground coral?, pitted, rounded base, tapering knobbed top
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Coral, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18.4 x 10.9 x 11.4 cm (7 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37688
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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