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Rongorongo

human history
  • Other Name

    Glyph board (English)

  • Description

    Rongorongo. Glyph board. This is a rongorongo carved from one piece of miro pupu (type of wood). The miro pupu is rectangular in shape with a oval cross-section. The rongorongo (glyphs) are carved on either side of the board. In total there are five rows of rongorongo on either side of the board. The rongorongo are shaped like human, animal and geometric shapes. It is still unclear what the purpose of rongorongo was in Rapa nui.

  • Place
    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1984.305
  • Accession Date
    1984
  • Other Id

    51110 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Rongorongo, 1984.305, 51110, Cultural Permissions Apply

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