Marquesan carved cultic figure

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Marquesan carved cultic figure

Entry/Object ID

1973.141.001

Description

-attached tag reads: "Religious Idol, Ua-Huka Island" -old cloth label on bottom reads: "Hiva Oa, Ua-Huka, 1932" -carved from porous black stone, basalt -seated figure, arms wrapped around to front parallel to ground, rounder eyes, and lines from forehead coming to center between eyes are all characteristics of Marquesan figure sculpture

Collection

Ethnographic Collection

Made/Created

Place

Island

Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Region

Polynesia

Continent

Oceania

Ocean

South Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean

Notes

Date: early 20th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Stone- basalt