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Remote Possibilities: Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui
Paperback
Main Details
| Title |
Remote Possibilities: Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jo Anne Van Tilburg
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| Series | British Museum Research Publication |
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| Series part Volume No. |
158
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:76 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210 |
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| Category/Genre | Non-graphic art forms
Archaeology by period and region |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780861591589
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| Classifications | Dewey:730.99618 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations (some col.), maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
British Museum Press
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| Imprint |
British Museum Press
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| Publication Date |
12 April 2006 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This paper is a considerably revised version of the 1992 British Museum Occasional Paper No. 73 by the same author. The book describes how, when and by whom Hoa Hakanai'a was collected. It also reconstructs the underlying Rapanui aesthetic and social structure that produced Hoa Hakanai'a , and which has been obscured by time and historic accident.
Author Biography
by Jo Anne van Tilburg, with drawings by C A Pakarati
ReviewsThis book is an aesthetically pleasing account that provides significant insights into the Rapa Nui social and ideological structure, and how art objects like Hoa Hakananai a symbolised this complex ideological system. --Mara Mulrooney "The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 2007 ""
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