MARQUISAS ISLANDS, Polynesia.
MARQUISAS ISLANDS, Polynesia. Two “kea tuki” pestles made of volcanic basalt, used for preparing popoï (a type of fermented paste made from uru, the fruit of the breadfruit tree). 19th century. H. 13.5 cm and 15 cm. Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance). Literature: Catalog of the Musée de l’Homme on Polynesian Mortars by José Garanger, 1967.
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MARQUISAS ISLANDS, Polynesia. Two “kea tuki” pestles made of volcanic basalt, used for preparing popoï (a type of fermented paste made from uru, the fruit of the breadfruit tree). 19th century. H. 13.5 cm and 15 cm. Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance). Literature: Catalog of the Musée de l’Homme on Polynesian Mortars by José Garanger, 1967.
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