Male Figure (Moai Tangata)

Unknown Artist

early 19th century

Male Figure (Moai Tangata) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, obsidian, bone

Dimensions

H. 16 in. × W. 3 3/4 in. × D. 2 1/4 in. (40.6 × 9.5 × 5.7 cm)

Classification

Wood-Sculpture

Culture

Rapa Nui people

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Faith-dorian and Martin Wright, in honor of Livio Scamperle, 1984

Accession Number

1984.526

Tags

Male Nudes

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