Sujet

Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Known as an emaciated man - worn with others hanging from the waist in dances at feasts. The more a man wore, the more likely his requests to the god would be granted. 19th century or earlier. British Museum.

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Notre référence

HRM19B84_288

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.0Mo (1.3Mo) / 36.9cm x 35.3cm / 4362 x 4170 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bois personnes gens mâle homme hommes corps figure local type musée couleur couleur Polynesia Le Chili Polynésien en bois indigène Île De Pâques endroit Musée Britannique siècle objet façonné ribcage objet façonné indigène ancêtre Rapa Nui Valparaiso 19e siècle 20e siècle émacié dix-neuvie siècle CM Dixon object wood Valparaíso Rapa-nui Unknown Dixon CM human likeness CM Dixon Mike Dixon wood object