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| Keywords: Cook Islands carved wood figure, British Museum.jpg en This large male figure has three smaller ones in high relief on the chest plus two further figures in low relief on each arm all male Coir arm bindings cover traces of barkcloth and feathers It is extremely heavy probably made of ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia which takes a high polish No information is known about its original use but it is attributed to Rarotonga on the basis of its distinctive eye form an eye two lids and one brow similar to that on the staff gods nos 192-3 It has escaped being emasculated despite its missionary collectors; only one other comparable example is known Ortiz G 1994 'In pursuit of the absolute art of the ancient world from the George Ortiz collection ' London Royal Academy of Art no 274 A formal relationship with the Rurutu casket image no 156 has been widely noted http //www britishmuseum org/collectionimages/AN00078/AN00078727_001_l jpg Museum British Museum 18th - 19th century 100px thumb left PD-old Art of the Cook Islands Ironwood | ||||
