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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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