pōhaku kui poi
human history
Pōhaku ku‘i poi. Stone food pounder. This ku‘i (pounder) is worked from basalt pōhaku (stone) of a grey colour and dense grain. It is round in cross-section with a knob grip at its top end, flaring into the base which is wide in diameter and has a concave pounding surface. The surfaces are smooth and somewhat polished.
Whakahounga o Mua: 14 Apr 2026
- Collection Area
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Stone food pounder (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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- Rā Tāpiringa
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1894
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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11368 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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