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Moai kavakava

human history
  • Other Name

    Ribbed Moai (English)

  • Description

    Moai kavakava. Ribbed moai. This is a moai kavakava made from one piece of wood, bone and obsidian. The wood is a dark brown colour and appears to be varnished. The moai kavakava shows an emaciated male figure with prominent kavakava (rib cage), spine and facial features. The eyes of the moai kavakava are inlaid with shark bone and obsidian. Moai kavakava are thought to be representations of ancestors.

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

    51111 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Moai kavakava, 1984.305, 51111, Cultural Permissions Apply

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