Hoa Hakananai'a [SEP] collection
Hoa Hakananai'a
Hoa Hakananai'a is a "moai" (Easter Island statue) housed in the British Museum in London. It was taken from Orongo, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in November 1868 by the crew of the British ship , and arrived in England in August 1869. Though relatively small, it is considered to be typical of the island’s statue form, but distinguished by carvings added to the back, associated with the island birdman cult. It has been described as a "masterpiece" and "without a
island of Rarotonga. Only one other similar figure, from the George Ortiz collection, is known.
See also.
- Hoa Hakananai'a
- Statue of A'a from Rurutu
- Mangareva Statue
Further reading.
- Catalogue: The George Ortiz Collection (Benteli Publishers Ltd., Bern, 1993, ), catalogue entry n°274
- D. Idiens, 'A recently discovered figure from Rarotonga', Journal of the Polynesian Society, 85 (1976), pp. 359–66
- T. Barrow,