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Ke'a tuki

human history
  • Other Name

    Pounder (English)

  • Description

    Ke'a tuki. Stone pounder. This ke'a tuki (pounder) has been worked and smoothed from po'atu (stone). It has a large circular base, rounded and chipped at the edges with a convex pounding surface. The shaft of the ke'a tuki is cylindrical in shape though flares out towards the base. The ke'a tuki is topped with a rounded knob as a grip. The surface still shows areas of pecking near the grip area. The ke'a tuki is dark grey in colour.

    A faded red sticker is adhered to one side of the ke'a tuki.

  • Place
    Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1937.113
  • Accession Date
    04 Apr 1937
  • Other Id

    23223.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales;… … Read more

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  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • pounder; 1937.113; 23223.1; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply

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