Pestle, small

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Pestle, small

Entry/Object ID

1973.139.001

Description

-black stone basalt pestle, small, oval base, some evidence of residue and use on base -old cloth label reads: "Vaitape, Bora Bora, 1932" -substantial chips around lower base suggest concussion-- some sort of pounding rather than grinding usage

Collection

Ethnographic Collection

Made/Created

Place

Town

Vaitape, Bora Bora

Island

Bora Bora, Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Region

Polynesia

Continent

Oceania

Ocean

South Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean

Notes

Date: early 20th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pounder, Poi

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Grinding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Stone