AR / ITEM / 00100059
Plate I
Hoa Hakananai'a
Maker unknown
Monumental ancestor figure from Rapa Nui, one of the British Museum's best-known Oceanic objects.
- Date
- c. 1000–1200
- Collection
- The British Museum
- Reference
- Oc1869,1005.1
Record
- Medium
- Basalt; formerly inlaid coral and stone
- Dimensions
- Height 2.42 m; width 96 cm; diameter 47 cm
- Origin
- Chile
- Owner
- The Trustees of the British Museum
In the Tapestry
- Made in
- Easter IslandA
Provenance and history
Date not recorded
CreatedA
Sources
- A
britishmuseum.org
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British Museum
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