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Scattered Moai
Object Number 2004.29.24161
Display Title Scattered Moai
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Easter Island / Polynesia / Scattered images on way from La Perouse Bay to Rana Roroka. / [verso] Note: "Moai" (statues) in transport / from Rano Ranaku Quarry. / July 21, 1998. / JoAnne Van Tilburg / UCLA"
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 From La Perouse Bay to Rana Roroka
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 20.32 cm (4 1/2 × 8 in.)

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