alā o ka maʻa

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Centrifugal stone

The pointed oval shape of Hawaiian sling stones was created by protracted grinding. They served as long-range weapons and could be hurled over long distances with the slingshots (ma'a) woven from solid plant fibres. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Centrifugal stone
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 5 cm, Breite: 7.2 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
ground
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
117341

Provenance and sources

when
19th century or earlier

where
Hawaii

when
1939
Provenance
The object traces back to the collection of the Ethnological Museum Berlin (VI 8398 c) and came to the Linden Museum in 1939 through an object exchange with Arthur Speyer. It was acquired by the physician Eduard Arning (1855-1936), who stayed in the Kingdom of Hawai'i from 1883-1886. Text: Ulrich Menter

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