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Pōhaku oiu amai

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    pohaku oiu amai (Hawaiian)

    stone file (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Pōhaku oiu amai. Grinding stone used to polish gourds. This pōhaku consists of lava stone that is worked into a quadrangular shape. Its surface is pitted and porous due to the nature of the rock. It is dark brown in colour.

  • Wāhi
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1894
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    11373 (ethnology)

    3037 (Bishop Museum)

  • Wāhanga
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