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  • Other Name

    Pounder (English)

  • Description

    Pounder, fragmented. This pounder is roughly made from a block of grey ofa'i (stone) that has been shaped into a rounded triangular form, narrow at the top and wider in diameter at the base. There are two large losses around the edge of the base. A small faded sticker is adhered to the side of the penu.

  • Place
    Rapa/Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1934.107
  • Accession Date
    21 Mar 1934
  • Other Id

    20036.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1934.107; 20036.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply

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