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Pōhaku (stone)

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Category
Stone
Summary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; 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.
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Pōhaku (stone)

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Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
Stone cup.
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Pōhaku hekau (anchor)

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Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
A heavy stone used to anchor canoes
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Neva (club head)

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BYUH Archives
Category
Stone, Fishing
Summary
Part of a weapon
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Lapa (liner)

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BYUH Archives
Category
Game, Wood
Summary
Wooden tool used for decorating kapa (cloth like material made from Wauke (Broussonetia papyrifera).
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Pōhaku (stone)

Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
Oblong stone. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; 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.
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Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker)

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BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.
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Kilo pōhaku (stone mirror)

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BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
A stone used as a mirror.
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Pōkahu maʻa (sling stone)

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Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone, Fishing
Summary
Pōkahu maʻa 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
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Pōhaku kuʻi (stone pestle)

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Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone, Fishing
Summary
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.
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Pōhaku (stone)

Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; 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.
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Pōhaku (stone)

Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH Archives
Category
Stone
Summary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; 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.