British Museum collection record for Hoa Hakananaiʻa

Ubicación informada: British Museum, Room 24

Descripción: Found/Acquired: Orongo, ceremonial centre

Número de catálogo: british-museum: Oc1869,1005.1

Custodia informada: British Museum

Hecho en: Rano Kao (likely)

Ubicación informada: London

Número de catálogo: british-museum-aoa: 1869,10-5.1

Nombre: Hoa Hakananaiʻa

Clasificación: figure

Clasificación: Moai (ancestor figure)

Nombre: Hoa Hakananaiʻa ('lost, hidden or stolen friend')

Hecho durante: 1000 -1200 (approx)

Material: basalt (ma'ea pupura)

Material: coral (missing (eyes sockets))

Material: stone (missing (eyes sockets))

Descripción: Ancestor figure 'moai', called Hoa Hakananaiʻa (lost, hidden or stolen friend) made of basalt. The back of the figure features intricate petroglyphs associated with the bird man religion (tangata manu): birds, vulvas, dance paddles in the form of stylised human figures, a ring and a girdle design.

Descripción: Height: 2.42 metres

Descripción: Width: 96 centimetres

Descripción: Diameter: 47 centimetres

Descripción: Removed from original location during the HMS Topaze expedition to Rapa Nui (captained by Powell) in 1868 and presented to Queen Victoria by the Lords of the Admiralty. She then gifted it to the British Museum in 1869.

Descripción: It is understood that large stone sculptures or moai were made on Rapa Nui between AD 1100 and 1600. The size and complexity of the moai increased over time, and it is believed that Hoa Hakananai'a dates to around AD 1200.