Pestle for pounding bread fruit - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 42826 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 153.05 MORACEAE | Entry Book Number | 17.1899 | |
| Artefact Name | Pestle for pounding bread fruit | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | French Polynesia | TDWG Region | French Polynesia | ||
| Parts Held | Pestle for pounding bread fruit | Geography Description | Washington Island, Huahuna | ||
| Uses | Pestle for pounding bread fruitUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Large shelving | Related Items | |||
| Donor | FW Christian | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 07/03/1899 | Donor Notes | By purchase | ||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: Marquesian pestle of basalt (igneous rock) finely rubbed down and carved in a phallic design. Used for pounding bread fruit for the preparation of 'Poi'. | ||||