Dance Paddle

18058

From: Easter Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 18058
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Easter Island
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Dance paddle (rapa). Double-ended paddle of dark brown wood. Top is an abstract face, with curved brows, straight nose, long ears with small round ear plugs. Other end (the figure's abdomen) is tear-drop shaped, with a raised mid-rib and a phallic protrusion at the bottom.

Length 179.5 cm
Width 15.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1891

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