Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0034 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Breadfruit pounder | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Coral | |
| Description | Breadfruit pounder pecked and ground to shape from a single piece of coral; Round, convex pounding surface flares upward and outward to a pronounced shoulder, then slopes gradually inward as it also rises to form a tall, cylindrical handle; Entire proximal end of handle is missing. (See CAS 2013-0006-0061 for complete example.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.7, Max Diam = 13.0 | |