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Figure

Description

Statue of hard, light-coloured wood, possibly representing a woman with her hands on her chest, with eyes of obsidian and bird bone, curved shape determined by shape of wood: Oceania, Polynesia, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Museum reference

A.1954.101

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Figure

Production information

Rapa Nui, Polynesia

Materials

Wood, Bird bone, Obsidian

Associations

Beasley Collection

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