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Moai face down on large platform at Tongariki
Moai face down on large platform at Tongariki
Object Number 2004.29.24156
Display Title Moai face down on large platform at Tongariki
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Easter Island / Polynesia / Rear view of large platform at Tongariki showing the images thrown / down. The bluff of Point Anataavanui is seen beyond the islet of / Marotiri"
Department Photographic
Date 1904-1905
Artist Prof. Henry Bryant Bigelow
Artist Alexander Agassiz Expedition
Culture
  • Rapa Nui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Additional Geographic Terms Tongariki; Point Anataavanui; islet of Marotiri
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 20.32 cm (4 3/4 × 8 in.)

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