figure ('moai kavakava')
Origin and findspot
Made during: 18thC(late)-19thC(mid)
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for figure ('moai kavakava')
Made at: Easter Island
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for figure ('moai kavakava')
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: British Museum
Recorded in: British Museum · British Museum collection record for figure ('moai kavakava')
Source accounts
British Museum collection record for figure ('moai kavakava') (10 claims)
Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Oc-2595
Source author: British Museum
Catalogue number: british-museum: Oc,+.2595
Reported holder: British Museum
Name: figure ('moai kavakava')
Classification: figure ('moai kavakava')
Made during: 18thC(late)-19thC(mid)
Made at: Easter Island
Material: wood
Material: bone
Material: ochre (red)
Description: Standing male figure 'moai kavakava' of wood, with eye sockets inlaid with bone and formerly inlaid with obsidian.