Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava)
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Caption
Rapanui. Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava), ca. 1880. Wood, shell or bone, obsidian, 26 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (66 x 13 x 12 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 40.918. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.918_front_acetate_bw.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava)
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place made: Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Valparaiso Region, Chile
Medium
Wood, shell or bone, obsidian
Classification
Dimensions
26 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (66 x 13 x 12 cm)
Inscriptions
"40.918" written in black ink on inside of PL hand
Credit Line
Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
40.918
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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