| Object Number | 18056 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Easter Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Iconography | Human Head |
| Description | Crude carving of head with large nose, flat mouth, pointed bottom (neck). Volcanic stone. Left side eye area damaged. Collected in 1874-75, this was an early example of this kind of small stone Easter Island figure to reach an American or European museum. On a 1955/56 expedition to Easter Island Thor Heyerdahl was presented with hundreds of such small stone figures, previously stored in caves on the island. |
| Height | 22 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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