Reru
human history
Reru. Pounder. Carved from a single piece of pohatu maori (basalt). Used for pounding/mashing food or ingredients for producing dyes. Overall shape is conical. Rounded pounding surface. Reduction from base to form cylindrical grip. Top of pounder has two grooves. Semi-polished with evidence of pecking. Dark in colour. Attributed to Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Gifted by T. F. Cheeseman in 1899.
Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Stone pounder (English)
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- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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1899
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12280 (ethnology)
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