Pounder

Description

Pounder (penu) of stalagmite, conoidal form, with concave cross handle, used in making a dish of pounded breadfruit, taro, wild plantain, and bananas (popoi/poi): Oceania, French Polynesia, Tuamotu Islands, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1895.360

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Pounder, Penu

Production information

Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Polynesia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Pacific Peoples

Materials

Stalagmite

Physical description

Stalagmite

Associations

Darsie Collection

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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