Collection place: Easter Island (Chile), Polynesia / Accession number: Acc.177 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade (toki), accession number 11-1161, described as Large stone chisel used in sculpturing out the huge lava monoliths.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade (toki), accession number 11-1164, described as Small chisel or stone adze called Toki.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade (toki), accession number 11-1163, described as Small chisel or stone adze called Toki.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade (toki), accession number 11-1162, described as Small chisel or stone adze called Toki.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade (toki), accession number 11-1165, described as Small chisel or stone adze called Toki.

Hearst Museum object titled Axe blade, accession number 11-1166, described as Stone axe.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing wand, accession number 11-1159, described as Dancing wand with carved faces. Used by chiefs in their war dances before the kind. They were twirled and shaken in close proximity to his face a though to frighten him. Exhibited at Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1962.

Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 11-1155, described as Wooden image—Moai Pahan. Female figure of Toromiro, with eyes of bone and obsidian, and sculpture on the [difficult to read] similar to that found on the pictured rocks at Orongo.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing weight, accession number 11-1167, described as Fisherman’s fetish stone used on fishing lines.

Hearst Museum object titled Male figurine, accession number 11-1156, described as Wooden image-Moai Tangata. Male figure of Toromiro with eyes of bone and obsidian. A recent copy of a more ancient figure.