Pounder (Ke'a Tuki Popoi)
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This pounder subtly incorporates back-to-back faces fashioned in low-relief on the handle. Art museums usually highlight more ornate religious objects or secular items created for the upper classes. In this case it is refreshing to focus on a beautifully crafted domestic item.
Caption
Marquesan. Pounder (Ke'a Tuki Popoi), 18th century. Stone, 8 x 5 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.157. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Pounder (Ke'a Tuki Popoi)
Date
18th century
Geography
Place made: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Medium
Stone
Classification
Dimensions
8 x 5 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Label on base reads "45.1205 Linton"
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.224.157
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