Framed Prints
Framed Print of Group of images inside the crater of Otuiti, Easter Island, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Group of images inside the crater of Otuiti, Easter Island, 1869. Mr. J. Linton Palmer, surgeon to her Majesty's ship Topaze, has favoured us with some photographs and sketches taken by him last November, when that vessel paid a visit to Easter Island, or Davies Island, in the South Pacific Ocean...The island is...rugged, and mountainous, overgrown with grass, but almost devoid of trees...The greatest curiosities are the numerous large statues or images of some unknown gods, worshipped by another race of people who formerly inhabited this island...They are...carved out of the grey conglomerate lava found in the extinct craters of the volcanoes...A party of the officers of the Topaze, Mr. Palmer being one, explored the crater of the volcanic mountain Otu-iti, where the lava images were manufactured. Here they found a vast number, some of huge dimensions, with faces 20 ft. long...Many of them were standing and in good preservation, but some were unfinished, and had not been separated from the parent rock. The work of sculpture had been done without any metal tools, by the use of stone chisels, a few of which were picked up, shaped like a monstrous incisor, or front tooth...The Topaze has brought away some of the images for the British Museum'. From Illustrated London News, 1869. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 38813171
Appropriation Basalt British Museum Controversial Controversy Crater Cultural Appropriation Cultural Heritage Easter Island Heads Heritage Island Lava Monuments Mysterious Royal Navy Sculptures Tourist Attractions Volcanic
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 16.8cm (9.6" x 6.6")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
