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CAS 0458-0336   CAS 0458-0336; Bowl
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.2, Max Diam = 24.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0306   CAS 0458-0306; 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 Island: Kauai
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description Stirrup-style poi pounder chipped and pecked to shape from a single piece of stone and used for pounding of taro root in the preparation of poi. 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 = 13.5, Width = 16.3, Depth = 7.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0307   CAS 0458-0307; 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 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

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0308   CAS 0458-0308; 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 Island: Kauai
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description Stirrup-style poi pounder chipped and pecked to shape from a single piece of stone and used for pounding of taro root in the preparation of poi. 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 = 12.3, Width = 13.3, Depth = 6.5

Catalog Number CAS 0458-0309   CAS 0458-0309; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.7, Max Diam = 14.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0310   CAS 0458-0310; 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 Island: Kauai
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description Stirrup-style poi pounder chipped and pecked to shape from a single piece of stone and used for pounding of taro root in the preparation of poi. 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 = 13.6, Width = 14.3, Depth = 7.8

Catalog Number CAS 0458-0311   CAS 0458-0311; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.3, Max Diam = 13.4

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

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0313   CAS 0458-0313; 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 Island: Kauai; Hanapepe Valley (Makai)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.0, Max Diam = 10.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0314   CAS 0458-0314; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.5, Max Diam = 13.8

Catalog Number CAS 0458-0315   CAS 0458-0315; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.3, Max Diam = 15.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0316   CAS 0458-0316; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 19th to early 20th century
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description Cylindrical poi pounder with rounded expanded base and phallic -shaped knob at top; Surfaces have been pecked and ground to shape; Overall color is light gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.5, Max Diam = 11.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0317   CAS 0458-0317; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.7, Max Diam = 11.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0318   CAS 0458-0318; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.6, Max Diam = 10.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0319   CAS 0458-0319; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.3, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0320   CAS 0458-0320; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.9, Width = 12.3, Depth = 8.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0321   CAS 0458-0321; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Width = 12.6, Depth = 10.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0322   CAS 0458-0322; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.9, Width = 12.9, Depth = 9.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0323   CAS 0458-0323; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.6, Width = 11.2, Depth = 8.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0324   CAS 0458-0324; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.9, Width = 12.4, Depth = 8.0
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