Ancestor Figure (moai kavakava) LACMA M.2008.66.6 (2 of 3)

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Ancestor Figure (moai kavakava) LACMA M.2008.66.6 (2 of 3)

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui), circa 1830
Sculpture
Wood, bird bone, obsidian, and traces of pigment
17 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (45.09 x 8.89 x 10.16 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation with additional funding by Jane and Terry Semel, the David Bohnett Foundation, Camilla Chandler Frost, Gayle and Edward P. Roski and The Ahmanson Foundation (M.2008.66.6)
Art of the Pacific
Currently on public view: Ahmanson Building, floor 1

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1830
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LACMA
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public domain

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