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Food Pounder Fragment

2013-18-28

From: Federated States of Micronesia | Mortlock Islands | Lekinioch

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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