Moai kavakava, Canterbury — E150.1132/ OLDMAN 343
Origin and findspot
Made at: Easter Island/Pacific
Recorded in: Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum collection record for Moai kavakava, Canterbury — E150.1132/ OLDMAN 343
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: Canterbury Museum
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Reported location: Canterbury
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Source accounts
Canterbury Museum collection record for Moai kavakava, Canterbury — E150.1132/ OLDMAN 343 (7 claims)
Reference: https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/72184/carving-moai-kavakava
Source author: Canterbury Museum
Classification: Carving: Moai Kavakava
Description: Carved mimosa wood male figure with inlaid eyes of bone and obsidian.
Made at: Easter Island/Pacific
Description: Puchased by: New Zealand Government: 1948; Purchased by: William O Oldman
Description: Dimensions (h x w): whole: 415.93 x 88.9mm
Catalogue number: E150.1132
Catalogue number: OLDMAN 343
Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery (8 claims)
Reference: https://www.indigen.eu/gallery
Classification: Moai kavakava
Reported holder: Canterbury Museum
Reported location: Canterbury
Catalogue number: E150.1132/ OLDMAN 343
Material: wood
Description: Collection date: 19th century
Description: Collector: unknown
Description: Acquisition date: 1948, by New Zealand Government from William Oldman