Moai Hava — British Museum

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Made during: 1100-1600
Passage: Production date
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for Moai Hava — British Museum
Made at: Easter Island
Passage: Production place
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for Moai Hava — British Museum

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Reported holder: British Museum
Passage: Institutional catalogue record
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for Moai Hava — British Museum

MoSA publication

Paula Rossetti, Leo Pakarati, Ana María Arredondo · Published in Spanish (Chile)

La historia de Hoa Haka Nana Ia, su traslado a Inglaterra y las disputas sobre su nombre y su retorno a Rapa Nui.

British Museum collection record for Moai Hava — British Museum (11 claims)

Source author: British Museum

Catalogue number: British Museum: Oc1869,1006.1
Passage: Museum number
Reported holder: British Museum
Passage: Institutional catalogue record
Classification: figure
Passage: Object Type
Name: Moai Hava
Passage: Description
Made during: 1100-1600
Passage: Production date
Made at: Easter Island
Passage: Production place
Material: basalt
Passage: Materials
Description: Ancestor figure or moai, referred to as Moai Hava, made of basalt, showing arms, torso and head. At the bottom of the statue's torso are carved hands and a loin cloth (hami).
Passage: Description
Description: Height: 200 centimetres (including base) Height: 1.56 metres (of figure from top of base) Width: 107 centimetres (of base) Depth: 94 centimetres (of base)
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Description: Removed from original location during the HMS Topaze expedition to Rapa Nui (captained by Powell) in 1868 and gifted to the British Museum in 1869 by the Lords of the Admiralty.
Passage: Acquisition notes
Description: The material used to make this moai had previously been described as tuff. During examination with M. Tuki in April 2022, the stone was identified as basalt.
Passage: Curator's comments