Moai_Kavakava.jpg
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A sculpture of the "Moai kavakava" type. From a display on the settlement of the Polynesian islands. Text from the display: "Legendary hero Tu-ko-ihu carved the first moai kavakava after two skeleton-like figures appeared to him in a dream. The figures were held up to the sky during rituals dedicated to the gods."
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| Source | Own work by uploader, http://bjornfree.com/galleries.html , taken at the public Australia National Maritime Museum |
| Author | Bjørn Christian Tørrissen |
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