Moai Hava — British Museum

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Referencia: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Oc1869-1006-1

Autoría de la fuente: British Museum

• Número de catálogo: British Museum: Oc1869,1006.1

  Pasaje: Museum number

• Custodia informada: British Museum

  Pasaje: Institutional catalogue record

• Clasificación: figure

  Pasaje: Object Type

• Nombre: Moai Hava

  Pasaje: Description

• Hecho durante: 1100-1600

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• Hecho en: Easter Island

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• Material: basalt

  Pasaje: Materials

• Descripción: 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).

  Pasaje: Description

• Descripción: 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)

  Pasaje: Dimensions

• Descripción: 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.

  Pasaje: Acquisition notes

• Descripción: 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.

  Pasaje: Curator's comments

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Referencia: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/84146001

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Referencia: https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/contested-objects-collection/moai

Autoría de la fuente: British Museum

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Referencia: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/living-and-dying/soundscape-offering

Autoría de la fuente: Mario Amahiro Tuki, Sebastián Yancovic Pakarati and Andrés Pakarati