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Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0312   CAS 0458-0312; Poi pounder
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 unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description Poi pounder, pecked and ground to shape; Convex pounding surface is round in shape and its side curve up gradually, forming a low, pronounced shoulder, above which they taper gradually as they rise to form a knobbed, phallic handle; Color is light gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.4, Max Diam = 14.3