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20th C. Hawaiian Black Basalt Poi Pounder

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18th C. Hawaiian Stone Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of black and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle and a

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18th C. Hawaiian Basalt Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely poi pounder of hefty and perhaps usable form that is hand-carved from porous yet sturdy basalt. The implement features a tapered handle p

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Ancient Pre-Contact Hawaiian Basalt Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A hand-carved basalt poi pounder of a hefty conical form bearing a convex pounding face, a tapered body, and a knob-shaped handl

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18th C. Hawaiian Stone Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from beige stone, used for repeatedly pounding taro root into poi. The tool has a flattened pound

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20th C. Hawaiian Black Basalt Poi Pounder

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Hawaiian Islands, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from porous black basalt, meant for pounding taro root into poi. The tool has a knob-shaped handle, a rounded shoulder, and a pounding surface which gradually widens from the neck down. Both the neck and pounding face are incredibly smooth to the touch as a result of repeated use. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 4.25" W x 6" H (10.8 cm x 15.2 cm); 7.375" H (18.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Poi pounders, alongside adzes, were the most important stone tools in Hawaii (Europeans introduced steel weapons). They are used for pounding cooked taro root into poi, a stable of the diet. Taro root was steamed in an earthen oven, peeled using shells, and placed onto a slab of wood to be pounded. The pounded results were blended with water into a highly nutritious paste. Traditional calabash bowls were used as containers to hold poi mixtures, and traveling royalty were accompanied by their own poi maker, with his or her own poi-making implements like this one.

A similar example hammered for EUR 5,625 ($6,577.41) at Christie's, Paris African and Oceanic Arts Auction (sale 15050, November 22, 2017, lot 27): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/pilon-poi-poi-pounder-hawaii-6105336-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=6105336&sid=0baad5f3-9569-4479-b14b-f7c773d743f7

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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Condition

Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, very minor nicks to handle, shoulder, and pounding face, and small areas of light fading, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory sticker on pounding face.

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20th C. Hawaiian Black Basalt Poi Pounder

Name: 20th C. Hawaiian Black Basalt Poi Pounder
SKU: 62795504
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,300 - $1,600

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