Artifact Number:
1982.033.002
Object:
Drum, knee
Pahu puniu
Material:
Plant (coconut, kapa), Textile, Skin(fish)
Dimensions:
13.5 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm.
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
Ca. 1930s. Made from coconut shell than covered with fish skin from the kala or Unicorn surgeon fish(Naso unicornis). The pieces are tied to a round base of kapa with olona cordage. The puniu is struk with a ka.
Collection Name:
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