Description (Physical description)
Moai pa'apa'a. A carved, wooden, standing figure of a woman, carved very thinly. With the left hand on the stomach and the right hand held at the groin.
Event Date
Author: Flo Sutton

Description (Physical description)
A carved, wooden, standing figure of a woman, carved very thinly. With the left hand on the stomach and the right hand held at the groin. Right eye inlay missing and right foot damaged with
Event Date 28/11/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Analysis)
Female figure (moai pa'apa'a). Carved from heavy dark coloured wood. Probably late nineteenth - early twentieth century.
From notes by Rafal Wieczorek on a visit to MAA 4/2/2014
Event Date 4/2/2014
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1953.568 A-B notes: [One of] Two wooden figures, male and female. The woman has an eye missing. Not of first quality.
Event Date 28/11/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
The MAA registration number, 1953.568 A, is written 4 times in black and white ink on the reverse of the figure.
Event Date 3/2/2023
Author: Flo Sutton

Description (Physical description)
Moai pa’a pa’a (infertile female spirit) carved from Toromiro wood, a flowering shrub or tree that was endemic to the island but no longer grows there due to impact of sheep farming.
From knowledge shared by Rapanui archaeologist Enerike Ngaara Te Manu Carrasco Hotu on a visit to MAA, 13/05/2025
Event Date 13/5/2025
Author: rachel hand