Man pounding poi

Title

Man pounding poi

Reference Number

H-00002-23a

Date

c. 1940

Description

Man wearing malo, shirtless, sitting on a flat stone and pounding poi on a large (roughly four feet long) pounding board. In the foreground is a large, cracked calabash. In the background is another pounding board, upside down on the grass. 11.5 x 7 cm, horizontal, circa 1930s-1950s.

Subject

Spatial Coverage (Location)

Is Part Of

UH Manoa Hamilton Hawaiian Rare PHOTOGRAPH H00002