Penu or reru (pounder)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Feb 2017
label: Collection Date
content: 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
label: Donor Name
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
notes: label: Notes
content: Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) pounder (penu). Carved with decorated top and a band of carving around the middle. Donor notes: "The shape and carved motifs on it is Atiuan. Carved by Henry Tavioni, who is of Raro/Atiu heritage." "reru or penu -- food or herb pounder made from ironwood (toa)... Penu is about 14 years old."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Apr 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cook Islands Maori
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2069807
label: USNM Number
content: E433832-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Pounder
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 24 cm
label: Width
content: 7 cm
label: Height
content: 7 cm