In 1934-1935, a major ethnographic and archaeological expedition to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) was organised by the Mus?e de l'Homme in Paris and the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. In addition to the important scientific data recorded, the mission also led to the donation to Belgium of a statue (moai) called Pou Hakanononga, which is now known to be one of the oldest produced on the island. This book tells the story of this astonishing statue, which has been on display at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels since 1935, and is the first in a new series "PLUS - Masterpieces of the Royal Museums of Art and History".Nicolas Cauwe, a Doctor in Art History and Archaeology from the ULiëge, is Acting Head of Department and Curator of the Prehistoric and Oceanic collections at the Royal Museums of Art and History. He is also a guest lecturer at the UCLouvain, a full member of the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, and a orresponding member of the Deutsches Arch?ologisches Institut in Bonn. Between 1999 and 2020, he carried out some twenty archaeological missions on Easter Island.
Softcover, 109pp., 17.5x25cm., illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition. ISBN: 9789461618825.
5x25cm
109 pp.
Snoeck Publishers 2024 Ghent
