Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0069 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Food pounding board | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Weno, Faichuk region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Rekich wood | |
| Description | Board for pounding breadfruit that has been cut from single piece of wood; Overall shape is ovoid, with rounded ends and short squared-off handles; Board is bi-planar in cross-section, so that either side could be used for pounding, although only one side shows slight depression in center from continual use. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.2, Thickness = 7.4, Length = 52.2 | |