British Museum collection record for Moai Hava — British Museum

Catalogue number: British Museum: Oc1869,1006.1

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Reported holder: British Museum

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Classification: figure

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Name: Moai Hava

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Made during: 1100-1600

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Made at: Easter Island

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Material: basalt

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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.

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