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THBRare Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Ring Poi Pounder
Lot 32
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, Pre-Contact era, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A fantastic and rare example of a ring-shaped poi pounder, known as a pohaku puka ku'i poi, that is hand-carved from lightweight, semi-porous stone of a chocolate brown color. The utilitarian form features a smooth, rectangular pounding face, thick shoulders, and an openwork arching handle; the native Hawaiian word "puka" refers to the open center. This form of ring pounder is only found on the island of Kauai and therefore increases its inherent rarity. Poi pounders like this example were used to pulverize boiled taro root into poi, a highly nutritious paste that is a ubiquitous dish of Hawaiian culinary tradition. Size: 5.3" L x 3.2" W x 4.5" H (13.5 cm x 8.1 cm x 11.4 cm)
A slightly larger example hammered for $5,000 at Bonhams, New York "African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art" auction (November 20, 2012, lot 293)
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world’s largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection; ex-private Honolulu, Hawaii, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#161985Minor nicks and surface wear commensurate with age and use, otherwise intact and near-choice. Wonderful surface smoothness on handle and pounding face indicative of use.Condition
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