Penu

human history

Penu. Stone pounder. This penu (pounder) has been worked and smoothed from ofa'i (stone). It has a cone shaped shaft that widens out at the base to a pronounced rounded rim. The pounding surface is slightly convex with white paint smarks visible. At the grip end the penu is topped with a curved bar. Twine is tied around the neck of the pounder. The penu is grey-brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.134 Whakahounga o Mua: 4 Jul 2019
Ingoa Kē

Pounder (English)

Wāhi
Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1936.134

Rā Tāpiringa

22 May 1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

22575 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
7 Mātātuhi
Penu, 1936.134, 22575, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 27 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
Penu, 1936.134, 22575, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 27 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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