Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava)

Rapanui

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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)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Rapanui

Title

Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava)

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Wood, shell or bone, obsidian

Classification

Sculpture

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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