Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Artist: Unknown. # 2668442

Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Artist: Unknown.

2-668-442 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Known as an emaciated man - worn with others hanging from the waist in dances at feasts. The more a man wore, the more likely his requests to the god would be granted. 19th century or earlier. British Museum.