About this 3D model

Shell figure carved in wood from Rapa Nui or Easter Island. It was brought by the corvette O'Higgins in 1870. Rapa Nui was populated by Polynesian navigators around the year 1200 of our era, developing a society that is widely known for its large monumental works in stone known as "moai". Beyond their exceptional work in stone, the Rapa Nui created a series of figures carved in wood, including human beings, ceremonial oars, fish, sea turtles and shells like this. ________________ This object was scanned by Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile