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Penu

human history
  • Other Name

    Pounder (English)

  • Description

    Penu. Stone pounder. This pounder is formed from grey ofa'i (stone) that is ground and pecked into a long form widened cylindrical base and reduced towards the top into a grip with four small grooves as a grip. The penu is grey-brown in colour.

  • Place
    Rapa/Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1937.105
  • Accession Date
    24 Mar 1937
  • Other Id

    23184.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales;… … Read more

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  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.105; 23184.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pounder

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