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Hearst Museum object titled Composite tool, accession number 11-1442, described as Crude large obsidian blade tied to wooden handle with string, Easter Island type
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 11-42723, described as Female, figure, wood, hands and arms carved in relief; inset shell and obsidian eyes; vertical splits in front torso and head; obsidian from right eye missing. 51.5 cm.
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 Figure, accession number 11-14667, described as Figure; wood, carved; male; quasi-skeleton depiction; inlaid eyes of bone and obsidian; height 40.6 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Flake, obsidian, accession number 11-14600, described as Large obsidian flake
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.
Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 11-1174, described as Obsidian spearhead- Mataa-hae
Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 11-1172, described as Obsidian spearhead; spade-shaped—Mataa Hikutiveva.
Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 11-1176, described as Obsidian spearhead—Mataa-roa.
Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 11-1168, described as Obsidian spearhead—Mataa Muta Kuku.

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