British Museum collection record for Figure — British Museum (Oc.8700)

Número de catálogo: British Museum: Oc.8700

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Custodia informada: British Museum

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Clasificación: figure

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Hecho durante: 19thC (before 1872)

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Hecho en: Easter Island

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Material: wood, shell, obsidian

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Descripción: Human male figure of wood with a fish's mouth. Eyes inlaid with shell and obsidian. A pierced projection at back of neck.

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Descripción: Height: 28.50 centimetres Width: 12 centimetres Depth: 11.75 centimetres

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Descripción: Collected by Adolphe Boucard, and given to the BM by A W Franks on 29 October 1872. It was recorded as having come from the Chincha Islands off Peru, but was regarded as having been made on Easter Island.

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