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Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World

The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world

EASTER ISLAND

Moai sculpture

20th century

RCIN 69665

Carved stone stylised human head and torso, carved with heads and symbols on the front and reverse, representing traditional native tattoos; the sculpture wears a shell necklace. With large nose, stylised ears and elongated chin; the lightly carved arms by the sides terminating in hands resting on the stomach. The carvings on the reverse include a bird, human figures and mask-like forms. This is a smaller version of the moai monolithic statues of Easter Island.

There are some 887 large stone sculptures called moai on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) which are thought to have been made between 1100 and 1600 AD. They are carved primarily from solidified volcanic ash and may represent deceased ancestors who keep watch over the island communities.

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