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Object Number
85-7-70/37689
Display Title
Poi pounder
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pohaku ku'i poi
Object Description
Poi pounder, stirrup form. On the two islands of Kauai and Niihau, poi was made by women who used a distinctive ring type or stirrup form pounder. The front surface [of the stirrup pounder] is flat and the back surface convex. The sides, which are narrow and rounded, incline slightly outward to the base. The under, or beating surface, influenced by the shape of the body, is straight in front, convesly curved at the back, and rounded off at the side ends.
These pounders were used with a rubbing or grinding rather than a true pounding motion. The projections on the upper corners were convenient for the thumbs.
Inventory Description
Pounder, carved stone, rectangular, projecting ends one end, flattened, chipped
Classification
- Pounder
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 16 x 12.5 cm (2 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37689
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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