Photo of collection object Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava) — 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). Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 40.918. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Standing Figure (Moai Kavakava)

ca. 1880

Rapanui

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Rapanui
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Wood, shell or bone, obsidian
Medium: wood, shell, bone, obsidian
Locations: Place made: Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Valparaiso Region, Chile
Dimensions: 26 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (66 x 13 x 12 cm)
Inscribed: "40.918" written in black ink on inside of PL hand
Departments: Arts of the Pacific Islands
Accession Number: 40.918
Credit Line: Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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