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Gorget

Gorget

Date1775/1800
Object PlaceEaster Island, Polynesia, Oceania
MediumToromiro wood
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensionswidth: 24½ in.
62.2 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Henry Ford II Fund
Object number81.698
DescriptionCrescent shaped gorget of carved toromiro wood with a glossy dark patina. A bearded human face is carved on each end. The outside face is carved with a shallow lunate depression. The reverse is carved with two lugs for suspension.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Historical, Gallery
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: James Hooper (no. 381); Plymouth Museum, 1889 (from Mr. Herd); Mr. Herd
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