Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0002-0001 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Poi pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Kauai | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Vesicular basalt | |
| Description | Stirrup-style poi pounder chipped and pecked to shape from a single piece of basalt and used for pounding of taro root in the preparation of poi; Grinding surface is rectangular with rounded ends and convex in cross-section; Upper sides taper inward at ends and along sides, rising to a cylindrical U-shaped handle that is smoothly pecked on all surfaces, except for a small median ridge in the saddle of the handle; Grinding surface is partially worn smooth from extended use; Color is gray-brown. Some researchers think this type of tool, known only from Kauai, was not a poi pounder, but instead a weight used to hold down large kapa sheets when they were laid out to dry. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.8, Width = 16.8, Depth = 8.8 | |