April 23, 2024
EASTER ISLAND - RARE "MANUTARA" BIRD NATIVE WOOD CARVED
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SOUTHAMERICAN GOODS @ 2 1 100% items arrived O.K. AUTHENTIC "MANUTARA" BIRD FROM RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND) HANDCARVED in NATIVE WOOD (MIRO TAHITI) Role of MANUTARA in Easter Island culture: On Easter Island , this species and the Grey-backed Tern are collectively known as manutara . The manutara played an important role in the tangata manu ("birdman") ritual: whomever's hopu (champion) could retrieve the first manutara egg from Motu Nui islet would become that year's tangata manu ; his clan would receive prime access to resources, especially seabird eggs. Adult O. f. nubilosus with egg in "nest", Seychelles Please, see measurements and pictures (the best description is a good picture) SEE SPECIAL COLOR OF EXOTIC NATIVE WOOD : IT'S BROWN WITH YELLOW PARTS !! UNIQUE PIECE OF ART - 100% Original from RAPA NUI IMITATION IS IMPOSSIBLE READY TO GO! BID NOW! Measurements aprox: 18.9 inch. long ( 48 cms.) x 5.5 inch wide (14 cms.) Weight aprox: 1365 gs. (3.0 lbs.) Your package via Air Mail of CORREOS CHILE (Chile Post) !
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