Image of Wooden figure carved in the shape of a man, from by Polynesian School, (19th Century)

Wooden figure carved in the shape of a man, from Easter Island, before 1894 (wood...

IMAGE number: MSC141969
Image title: Wooden figure carved in the shape of a man, from Easter Island, before 1894 (wood & obsidian) (for detail see 141970)
Artist: Polynesian School, (19th Century)
Location: National Museums Scotland
Medium: wood and obsidian
Dimensions: height:64.1 cms

Image description: Wooden figure carved in the shape of a man, with ribs and vertebral column displayed, elongated ears, eyes of obsidian, and crown of head carved with a human image.
Photo credit: Photo: National Museums Scotland / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: nudity / figurine / sculpture / art / object / ritual / tribal / male / cult / statuette / rapa nui

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	Dimension [pixels]	Dimension in 300dpi [mm]	File size [MB]
Large	3765 × 4827 px	319 × 409 mm	1.6 MB
Medium	799 × 1024 px	68 × 87 mm	393 KB

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