Breadfruit Pounder
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-pestles
Date19th Century
Made AtFrench Polynesia, France
MediumBasalt
Dimensions5 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (14.6 × 8.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward M. Smith
Object number97.121.5
DescriptionPounders such as this one were used to mash root vegetables or breadfruit into a paste, a delicious and nutritious traditional dish called poi. The design of this pounder is modest and representative of the utilitarian craftsmanship of the Society Islands.On View
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