Food pounder "penu" ·  Society Islands, Maupiti (Îles sous le Vent) · ID: 3036675

Description

heavy dark basaltic stone, of elegant curved form, forked handle with raised middle ridge, dam., minor missing parts (handle, rim of the pounding area);
used for preparing “poi” and other mashed vegetable foods on a wood-pounding table.

Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven, Pacific Encounters, Norwich 2006, p. 187