Penu

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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
Other Name

Pounder (English)

Accession Number

1936.134

Accession Date

22 May 1936

Other Id

22575 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Penu, 1936.134, 22575, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 27 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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