Food pounder "penu" or "phou" · Caroline Islands - Truk Islands · ID: 3052649
Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Helmut Göring (1917-2013), Kaiserslautern, GermanySize
M: 17 cm x 12,5 cm
M: 6.7 inch x 4.9 inch
Description
coral rock,
The form of this food pounder is characteristic of examples produced on the Truk (Chuuk) Islands. Unusual, however, is the design of the flat top: instead of the usually common four nipples, this object features eleven evenly distributed protrusions.