page_title: Art & History Museum
section_title: Polynesia and Micronesia
hierarchical_section_title: Art & History Museum / Collection / Non-European civilisations / Polynesia and Micronesia
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Pou Hakanononga, the tuna fishing god, Easter Island ( end 13th century). Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels (Belgium) Français&#160;: Statue de Pou Hakanononga, dieu des pêcheurs de thon, Ile de Pâques (fin XIIIe siècle). Musée du Cinquantenaire, Bruxelles (Belgique) Nederlands: Beeld van Pou Hakanononga, god van de tonijnvissers, Paaseiland (einde 13de eeuw). Jubelparkmuseum, Brussel (België)
context_page_description: The Art & History Museum is a public museum in Brussels, Belgium, which is one of the constituents of the Royal Museums for Art and History. It is located in the Cinquantenaire Park and was previously called the Cinquantenaire Museum. It is one of the largest museums in Europe.
context_section_description: The collections devoted to Polynesia and Micronesia bring together archaeological and ethnographic objects evoking daily life, weaving, the work of bark, stone, wood and bone. One of the centerpieces is undoubtedly the colossal sculpture of Pou Hakanononga, the god of tuna, brought back from Easter Island in 1935 by the Belgian training ship Mercator.
caption: Statue of Pou Hakanononga, the tuna fishing god, Easter Island, late 13th century
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