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A'A: A DEITY FROM POLYNESIA
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Description
This world-renowned sculpture is a unique figure in Polynesian art. An image of a deified ancestor, Aa was created sometime before 1821 on the island of Rurutu. Thirty dynamic figures stud his body, and the excellence of his craftsmanship suggests that his hollow interior once contained something of great cultural importance. Research undertaken ahead of the forthcoming exhibition revealed a small red feather lodged inside the statue and encouraged the curators to begin a range of scientific tests that had been unavailable to previous...Status: With stock
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DetailsBRITISH MUSEUM
2016
64 Pages
Format: Rústica
ISBN: 9780714151151
Language: INGLÉSCategory: African and Oriental Art
