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Chili - Ile de Paques - Mission scientifique dirigee par l'archeologue italien Giuseppe Orefici : Propriété de trois musees à Santiago et Vina del Mar (Chili), ces neufs Moais Kava Kava, parmi les plus beaux chefs d’œuvres de l’art Rapa Nui, sont regroupes sur en une seule photo pour la première fois. Tailles dans le bois Toro Miro, les Moais Kava Kava etaient enterres au pied des portes des maisons Rapa Nui. Ils incarnaient l’ame des anciens membres de la famille. Contrairement au Moais des chefs, tailles dans le tuf du volcan Rano Raraku, ceux la etaient en bois, materiau de tout temps tres precieux sur l’ile. Aujourd’hui, l’arbre Toro Miro, avec lesquelles ces statuettes etaient sculptees, a totalement disparu de la surface de la planete. // Chile - Easter Island - Scientific mission led by the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici: Property of three museums in Santiago and Vina del Mar (Chile), these nine Moais Kava Kava, among the most beautiful masterpieces of Rapa art Nui, are grouped together in one photo for the first time. Carved from Toro Miro wood, the Moais Kava Kava were buried at the foot of the doors of Rapa Nui houses. They embodied the soul of the former members of the family. Unlike the Moais of the Chiefs, carved in the tuff of the Rano Raraku volcano, these were made of wood, a material that has always been very precious on the island. Today, the Toro Miro tree, with which these statuettes were carved, has completely disappeared from the surface of the planet.
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