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Stone
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Ki'i pōhaku (stone image. idol. feature.) Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious p
0063-01-189_Stone_01.jpg
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Stone
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Round stone with flat bottom. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes (ido
0063-01-161_Stone_01.jpg
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Stone
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes (idols), use for daily life work a
0063-01-222_Stone_01.jpg
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Stone
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Oblong stone. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including: food preparation, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
0063-01-174_UluMaika_01.jpg
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Stone, Game
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapo
0063-01-248_StoneCup_01.jpg
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Stone
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Stone cup. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life wor
0063-01-239_Stone_01.jpg
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BYUH Archives
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Stone
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
0063-01-253_Stone_01.jpg
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BYUH Archives
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Stone
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
0063-01-256_Palaie_01.jpg
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Stone, Game
Summary
Fishing tools
0063-01-267_StoneSinker_01.jpg
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Stone, Fishing
Summary
Pōhaku ma'a also referred to as ‘alā (a general noun defined as: dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders, adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt. (Pukui, 1991) is a small stone used by warriors during battle
0063-01-268_StoneSinker_01.jpg
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Stone, Fishing
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Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.
0063-01-136_PoiPounder_01.jpg
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Stone
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Pōhaku kuʻi or stone pestle is a stone tool used with a poho (mortar) to ground natural elements used primarily for la’au lapa’au (medicine) or ceremony.