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Object Number
99-12-70/53601
Display Title
Quadruped in wood (moko)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
moko miro
Object Description
Quadruped in wood (moko) (lizard)
Inventory Description
Sculpture, male reptile, inlaid eyes, ridged back with fan at base, pointed tail
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1842 or earlier, 1800-1838?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Chile
/
Rapa Nui
Materials
Wood Bone Obsidian Stain?
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 4.7 x 6.3 cm (17 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53601
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53603 | Quadruped figure in wood (moko) |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 99-12-70/53604 | Quadruped in wood (moko) |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 99-12-70/53602 | Quadruped in wood (moko) |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 2004.24.35438 | Quadruped in wood (moko) |
Photographic
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 2004.24.35140 | Quadruped figure in wood (moko) |
Photographic
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 2004.24.35139 | Quadruped figure in wood (moko) |
Photographic
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 2004.24.35138 | Quadruped figure in wood (moko) |
Photographic
|
Rapa Nui
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Figurine of quadruped zoomorph with head and flat back (jaguar?)
| 986-16-20/26133 | Figurine of quadruped zoomorph with head and flat back (jaguar?) |
Figurine
|
Linea Vieja
| |
| 99-12-70/53597 | Male figure in wood |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 99-12-70/53596 | Kneeling male figure in wood (moai tangata) |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 95-2-70/47751 | Carved male human figure (moai kavakava) |
Sculpture
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 87-61-30/54735.4 | Effigies of quadrupeds |
Figurine
|
Ancon
|