Moai pa’apa’a, Edinburgh — A.1895.373
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: National Museums Scotland
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Reported location: Edinburgh
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Source accounts
Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery (9 claims)
Reference: https://www.indigen.eu/gallery
Classification: Moai pa’apa’a
Reported holder: National Museums Scotland
Reported location: Edinburgh
Catalogue number: A.1895.373
Material: Toromiro wood, obsidian, bird bone
Description: Collection date: unknown
Description: Collector: probably George Darsie
Description: Acquisition date: 1895, from George Darsie
Description: Dimensions: 13,5 x 64,3 x 10,2
Easter Island collection report (3 claims)
Source author: Chantal Knowles
Classification: female figure moai paapaa
Description: The latter figure is less fine than comparable pieces and may demonstrate a late example, even one of the last examples made (perhaps to order). It is nonetheless important in the understanding of figurative wood carving on the island.
Catalogue number: A.1895.373