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.

The object Food pounder “penu” with the object ID 3036675 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 74 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500 with an asking price of EUR 3,000.

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Comparing literature

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