Chokecherry Stone Pounder

A Marquesas stone pounder ke'a tuki popoi 19th century, basalt, of typical form with a central groove in the bulbous end. ht. 6 1/2 in. Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, Canada; Bonhams, Los

Prehistoric(?), Excellent hand carved stone implement with rare human faces and decorative grooves. Very good condition. From a prominent NW Coast collection. 7" x 5"

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A finely-detailed pounder, hand-carved from a mottled grey stone with dark inclusions. The tool has a fl

**Originally Listed At $225** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pounder or sanding tool, carved from a fragment of porous volcanic stone of a soft grey hue. Th

**First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, Montrose County, Colorado, Ute Indians, Late Archaic to early Woodland Periods, ca. 2000 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful hand-shaped stone pounder

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A large and hefty stone pestle, shaped from a mottled grey-green basalt, with a wide rounded poundin

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Mahaka Valley, ca. 18th century CE. A fine example of a hand-carved volcanic stone pounder used to pulverize taro root into poi. The tool has a knob-shaped handle, a s

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Toltec, ca. 1000 CE. Wonderful carved volcanic stone pounder or pestle. Grey dense volcanic stone with rounded working end, tapering handle and small creature at top that looks

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from beige stone, used for repeatedly pounding taro root into poi. The tool has a flattened pound

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of black and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle and a

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from brown-hued s

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful poi pounder or muller tool carved by hand from tan-hued stone with light gray inclusions. The tool exhibits a br

North Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a cylindrical neck

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from gray-brown stone. The hefty tool is comprised of a rounded pounding face, a broad

Description: Up for sale from a recent estate in Honolulu Hawaii, this Vintage Hawaiian heavy basalt stone carved pounder. The condition is described above - for more details please check the photos.

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty example of a poi pounder that is hand-carved from porous, gray stone. The utilitarian tool features a large

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful poi pounder of a relatively uniform conical shape that is hand-carved from dark-gray hardstone with crea

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An intriguing and elegant poi pounder, hand-carved from light gray basalt stone, used for repeatedly poundin

South Pacific, Polynesia or Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. Made of a smoothed grey-green basalt, with a rounded base and a slightly pronounced handle, this style of poi pounder is known as "knobbed". Si

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from porous basalt meant for pounding taro root into poi. The lovely tool presents a conical form with a narrow han

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A finely-crafted food pounder, meticulously-carved from a mottled blue-grey stone with light inclusions. The pounder has a sl

antique Hawaiian volcanic stone poi pounder - 6" tall

Very Unique Pre Columbian Taino Stone Figural Pounder. Made of some kind of stone. Has good weight and is in good overall condition for age. About 6.5"T x 3.5"W

A grouping of antique artifacts to include a large, wooden Japanese guardian figure lacking right arm and toes, a Hawaiian stone poi pounder tool, and a carved wooden Japanese figurine. Guardian: 16-1