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Sculptures of barkcloth and wood from Rapa Nuiarticle 1981 • Kaeppler, Adrienne L.
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
This is a profusely illustrated study of Rapa Nui wooden and barkcloth sculptures and their meanings, drawing on comparisons to other East Polynesian cultures for clues. Rapa Nui figurines were both ancestral and fertility symbols. An early figurine'...