Penu

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Penu. Pounder. This implement used for pounding and preparing uru (breadfruit). Carved from a single piece of stone. Cylindrical in shape and oval in cross-section, with the front and back sides of the impelemnt sloping inwards, forming a ridge along the top of the implement. Butt left pecked. There are beige/off-white coloured markings or residue visible across the surface. Grey in colour.

Accession number: 1934.107 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

tapahu (Society Islands)

Pounder (English)

Place
Bora-Bora/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1934.107

Accession Date

21 Mar 1934

Other Id

20031 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Penu, implement, 1934.107, 20031, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 04 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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