Food Pounder Fragment
2013-18-28
From: Federated States of Micronesia | Mortlock Islands | Lekinioch
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 2013-18-28 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Federated States of Micronesia | Mortlock Islands | Lekinioch |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Coral |
Description | Handle half of a food pounder, base broken off. Coral. Cylindrical, flaring slightly at the top, which has a large chip on one side. An example of a style with two protrusions. Used for pounding breadfruit and, when breadfruit is out of season, taro. |
Height | 8 cm |
Length | 8.3 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
Other Number | 191 - Collector Number |
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