Object Number |
18059A |
Current Location |
Collections Storage |
Provenience |
Easter Island |
Section |
Oceanian |
Materials |
Wood | Bone | Obsidian |
Iconography |
Man |
Description |
Wooden figure, male, with articulated ribs. Portable male figures like this one (moai kavakava) were apparently used in private or household riituals. They were also sold and traded to Europeans as early as James Cook's visit to Easter Island in 1774. This is a particularly fine example, probably carved some time early in the 19th century. Whether it was made for ritual purposes or trade to Europeans cannot be determined. |
Height |
43.5 cm |
Width |
9 cm |
Credit Line |
Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
Other Number |
0110 - Cast Number | LE711 - Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Davenport, William H., Bengt Danielsson, and Richard S. Field. Gauguin and Exotic Art. 1969. See: #49 |
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Wardwell, Allen. The Sculpture of Polynesia. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1967. See: pp. 56-57, No. 64 |
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Guiart, Jean. The Arts of the South Pacific. New York: 1963. See: p. 119, No. 90 |
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Davidson, Daniel S. "The Oceanic Collections of the University Museum." The University Museum Bulletin 12, no. 3-4. (1947): 1-109. See: p. 83 |
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Linton, Ralph, and Paul S. Wingert. Arts of the South Seas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1946. Page/Fig./Plate: 48 |
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G., E. A. "Easter Island Wood Carvings." The University Museum Bulletin 6, no. 1. ( Oct 1935): 21-29. |
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Culin, Robert S. Loan Exhibition: Objects Used in Religious Ceremonies and Charms and Implements for Divination. University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology and Paleontology, 1892. See: page 163 #711 |
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