Large Marquesas Stone Pounder, Popoi

Description:

Large Marquesas Stone Pounder, Popoi, 19th or earlier, basalt, phallic in form, used in mashing and preparing popoi, ht. 8 1/4 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii, traded for clothing at Taiohae Bay, Marquesas Islands, in 1940.
Estimate $800-1,200


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