Lot n° 63
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 650EUR
Pilon - Lot 63
Pilon
Tahiti, Society Islands, Polynesia
Carved stone
H. 19 cm
This Tahitian "penu" type pestle is carved from dense, fine-grained, gray-tinted volcanic stone (basalt).
Its shape gives it a perfect grip, and the patina at the contact points bears witness to its long use.
This pestle was used to reduce fruit and tuber pulp to a paste for culinary preparations or medicinal remedies.
The lower part of the pestle bears a handwritten inventory number: V-17-M
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