Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge collection record for Moai pa'apa'a, Cambridge — 1953.568 A

Catalogue number: 1953.568 A

Description: Moai pa'apa'a. A carved, wooden, standing figure of a woman, carved very thinly. With the left hand on the stomach and the right hand held at the groin.

Description: Place: Oceania; Polynesia; Rapa Nui [Easter Island]

Made during: 19th-20th century

Material: Wood; Stone; ?Obsidian

Classification: Moai pa'apa'a

Description: Measurements: 65mm x 537mm x 115mm

Description: Source: Chapman, D. M. (Mrs) [vendor]

Description: Catalogue event: Context (Analysis) Female figure (moai pa'apa'a). Carved from heavy dark coloured wood. Probably late nineteenth - early twentieth century. From notes by Rafal Wieczorek on a visit to MAA 4/2/2014 Event Date 4/2/2014 Author: rachel hand

Description: Catalogue event: Description (Physical description) Moai pa’a pa’a (infertile female spirit) carved from Toromiro wood, a flowering shrub or tree that was endemic to the island but no longer grows there due to impact of sheep farming. From knowledge shared by Rapanui archaeologist Enerike Ngaara Te Manu Carrasco Hotu on a visit to MAA, 13/05/2025 Event Date 13/5/2025 Author: rachel hand