RARE UNUSUAL GEM-QUALITY HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT KOU WOOD POI POUNDING PIG BOARD
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RARE UNUSUAL GEM-QUALITY HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT KOU WOOD POI POUNDING PIG BOARD:
$1650.00
RARE UNUSUAL GEM-QUALITY HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT KOU WOOD POI POUNDING PIG BOARD
A singular board made, atypically, from Kou Wood.
- Unusually made of Kou Wood
- Measurements: Length 36” x width 17.8” x height 2.25”
- PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Hawai\'i
- This exceptional board is skillfully hand-carved in heavy Kou Wood in the form of a flat, shallow rectangular tray with corners rounded off.
- Condition: Light brown patina, shows significant signs of usage and age, especially at one end, which was obviously used for pounding poi. Various cracks in board, approximately 8.5” in length on front, length of board on back. Some edge wear - please see photos. Please note that the poi pounder in photo is used for display purposes only and is NOT included in this listing. If you would like to purchase the two together, please see this listing: RARE HISTORIC GEM-QUALITY HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT BASALT POI POUNDERAbout Hawaiian Pounding Boards:Pounding boards (papa ku’i poi) for poi making were necessary kitchen equipment. They were made of heavy wood in the form of flat shallow trays or dishes. Rectangular with rounded corners, a one-man pounding board was approximately 35 inches long and 16 inches wide. A long pounding board built to accommodate a man at either end was 50 to 80 inches long and 22 inches wide.
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RARE UNUSUAL GEM-QUALITY HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT KOU WOOD POI POUNDING PIG BOARD:
$1650.00