Rei miro con caras humanas y signos rongo rongo — Londres

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Reference: Arte en la cultura rapanui — PDF, pages 12–19, “MUSEOS DEL MUNDO EN DONDE HAY PIEZAS DE RAPA NUI”

Source author: Ana Maria Arredondo

• Reported holder: Museo Britanico

• Reported location: Londres

• Classification: Rei miro

• Description: Rei miro con caras humanas y signos rongo rongo

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Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Oc-9295

Source author: British Museum

• Catalogue number: british-museum: Oc.9295

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• Reported holder: British Museum

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• Classification: gorget

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• Description: Neck ornament, gorget (rei miro), made of wood (thespesia populnea). Crescent-shaped, terminated by two bearded male heads facing upwards. Two holes spaced evenly along the upper edge of the crescent to take a neck cord. A line of rongorongo glyphs follow the curve of the crescent.

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• Made at: Easter Island

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• Made during: 1800-1850 (circa)

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• Material: thespesia populnea wood

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• Description: Technique: carved

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• Description: Height: 21.50 centimetres Width: 41.50 centimetres Depth: 2 centimetres

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• Description: Purchased from: Rev. Dr William Sparrow Simpson

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• Description: Christy 9254 to 9500 was a single very large purchase of the collection of prehistoric and ethnographic material from across the world formed by the Rev. Dr William Sparrow Simpson (qv), sub-Dean of St Paul's. It was made using the Christy Fund on 18 January 1875 (cost £100).

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Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1613786928