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Carved figure "Kava-kava moai"
Carved figure "Kava-kava moai"
Object Number 2000.18.43
Display Title Carved figure "Kava-kava moai"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kava-kava moai
Object Description Carved male figure "Kava-kava moai"
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing male, inlay eyes, accentuated bones, elongated ears
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 1993
Artist Etu Tuki Pakarati
Culture
  • Rapa Nui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Materials Wood, Bone, Obsidian, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 58.1 x 10.9 x 13.2 cm (22 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.18.43/ 1993/ ETU
Credit Line Gift of Ann Leigh Minturn
Provenance
Collector Ann Leigh Minturn (6/13/2000)
Donor Ann Leigh Minturn (6/13/2000)

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