Ipū kūkui / Pohokūkui
human history
Ipū kūkui / Pohokūkui. Stone lamp. This is a low and round stone mortar used as a lamp. It is grey in colour with darker variations around the cupped rim. The cupped depression is centred on the surface shows where ni'au (coconut frond midrib) skewered with kūkui nuts (candle nuts) would be placed. This would be lit from the top and the oil from the kūkui kernels would cause them to burn for several minutes. The base marks and inscription show this was from Ka'u, a district in the southern area of Hawai'i island.
Accession number: 1950.170 Last Update: 19 Nov 2025
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Stone lamp (English)
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1950.170
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1950
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31694 (ethnology)
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