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SKU: 130707-07

Tahitian Poi Pounder

$770.00

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17th - 19th Century

5.5" H x 2.875" L x 3.375" W Base

Hand Made from a Pinkish Gray Stone with a Rounded Flat Bottom and a Handle

In Good Condition Damaged at Working End with Damage at Base As Pictured

A Tahitian poi pounder (known as a penu in Tahitian) is a traditional stone tool used in the Society Islands (including Tahiti) of French Polynesia to mash cooked starchy foods—primarily breadfruit (uru), taro, sweet potato, or bananas—into a paste called poi or popoi.

Condition: Good

Tribe: South Pacific

Year Range: Early Man

Region: South Pacific

Dimensions: 5.5 in2.88 in3.38 in

Category: Stone Artifacts - Mortar - Pestles - Mano - Matate

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