pōhaku kuʻi poi / pōhaku kuʻi ʻai

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Plunger

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The most important staple food in Hawai'i was poi, a mash made from cooked and then mashed taro or kalo (Colocasia esculenta). For the preparation, a large tamping board was used on which the taro tubers were crushed and ground with stone pestles. [UM]

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Plunger
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
087672

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Offspring; 1318
  • Production
    when
    19th century or earlier
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Hawaii
    who
    Krämer, Augustin - Collectors
Provenance
The object is part of a collection that the Linden-Museum received from the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart in 1913. Augustin Krämer, who was the first director of the Linden-Museum from 1911 to 1915, acquired it during his stay in Hawai'i in 1897. Hawai'i and the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) were stopovers on his journey from South America to Sāmoa (1897-1899). The exact circumstances of the acquisition are not yet known. [UM]

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