Carving of a male figure (moai kavakava)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 5 Apr 2018
label: Collection Date
content: ca. 2015
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Francis M. Hueber
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Francis Hueber
notes: label: Notes
content: Rapa Nui carving of a male figure (moai kavakava) by carver Cristian Arevalo Pakarati. The figure is carved nude with arms straight at the side, with slightly flexed knees and elbows, and a large head with open eyes. The eyes are made of black disks surrounded by white. The hair is elaborate, there is a small beard, and the elongated ear lobes end with a round stud. The figure is emaciated, with ribs, spine and shoulder blades displayed. At the back of the neck there is a hole in which is inserted a length of braided fiber.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 6 Jul 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Easter Islander (Rapanui)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2079147
label: USNM Number
content: E436144-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Carving
content: 68 cm
label: Maximum Width - Carving
content: 9.5 cm
label: Maximum Depth - Carving
content: 12.5 cm