Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been pu

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Object Number 974-29-70/5431

Display Title Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been pu

Descriptions

Object Description Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been purchased from a man who worked on a fishing boat in the Easter Island area, 1904-6.

Inventory Description Statue, standing male with bird on head, pronounced ribs and spine, flat base

Classification

Statue

Department Ethnographic

Date before 1906

Culture

Polynesian

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 45.9 x 15 x 7.9 cm (18 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 974-29-70/5431

Provenance

Donor Bob Worl (05/1974)

Donor Rosita Faith Worl (05/1974)

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