Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0307 | |
| 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 | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Stone: vesicular basalt | |
| Description | Stirrup-style poi pounder pecked and ground to shape from a single piece of stone and used for pounding of taro root in the preparation of poi; Flat pounding surface is ovoid in shape, and its sides rise up to form a doughnut-shaped handle; All surfaces are ground very smooth. 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 = 12.8, Width = 12.4, Thickness = 7.8 | |