Poi Pounder
ClassificationsFurnishings-Cookware-food pounders
Datec. 1800
Made AtHawaii, United States
MediumBasalt
Dimensions8 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in., 101.94 oz. (20.3 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm, 2.89 kg.)
In Mount: 9 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 5 5/16 in. (25.1 × 13.3 × 13.5 cm)
In Mount: 9 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 5 5/16 in. (25.1 × 13.3 × 13.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mark Blackburn
Object number2013.33.1
DescriptionPounders such as this were used in the preparation and pounding of taro or "poi", a staple in the diet of the Hawaiian people.On View
Not on viewCollections
early to mid 20th Century
late 19th - 20th Century
19th Century
19th Century
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
late 19th to mid 20th Century
early 20th Century
1776-1831
