Taro or breadfruit are first baked or boiled and then mashed into a smooth paste with a stone pestle. In Hawaii this food is called poi. In Samoa, poi is made with mashed banana, mixed with coconut milk.
Stone pestle and mortar for making poi
Stone pestle: OS 0249 Hawaiian Islands, the United States of America
Mortar: OS 0152 Truk Islands, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Mortar: OS 0152 Truk Islands, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
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Stone pestle and mortar for making poi | Māori storehouse (pātaka) | Ceremonial chair
Stone pestle and mortar for making poi | Māori storehouse (pātaka) | Ceremonial chair
