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Object Number
99-12-70/53596
Display Title
Kneeling male figure in wood (moai tangata)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
moai kavakava
Object Description
Kneeling male figure in wood (moai kavakava)
Inventory Description
Sculpture, kneeling male, protruding stomach, inlay shell and stone eye, broken
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1842 or earlier, 1800-1838?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Chile
/
Rapa Nui
Materials
Wood, Shell, Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 6 x 7 cm (8 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53596
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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