Penu

human history

Penu. Stone pounder. This penu (pounder) has been worked and smoothed from ofa'i (stone). It has a circular base, rounded and slightly chipped at the edges with a convex pounding surface. The shaft of the penu is long and flares out towards the base. The penu is topped with a grip shaped into a crooked bar with a loss at one side. The penu is grey in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1937.113 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Pounder (English)

Wāhi
Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1937.113

Rā Tāpiringa

04 Apr 1937

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23214.5 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
7 Mātātuhi
pounder; 1937.113; 23214.5; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
pounder; 1937.113; 23214.5; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 28 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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