Penu
human history
Penu. Stone pounder. This penu (pounder) has been worked and smoothed from ofa'i (stone). It has a cone shaped shaft that widens out at the base to a pronounced rounded rim. The pounding surface is slightly convex with white paint smarks visible. At the grip end the penu is topped with a curved bar. Twine is tied around the neck of the pounder. The penu is grey-brown in colour.
Accession number: 1936.134 Last Update: 4 Jul 2019
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Pounder (English)
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1936.134
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22 May 1936
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22575 (ethnology)
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