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On 2013-03-15 13:56, uncle trav wrote:
Tikilongbeach, awesome find. The board depicts the Easter Island Birdman cult. The cult came into being after the ancestor worship which gave rise to the carving of the Moai. The back represents the Rongorongo writing of Easter Island which has never been successfully deciphered. Great piece, thanks for sharing it.
"Anyone who has ever seen them is thereafter haunted as if by a feverish dream" Karl Woermann
[ Edited by: uncle trav 2013-03-15 14:03 ]
Thank you, that was very helpful! It was a Goodwill find and I was very happy to add it to my collection.
I'm going to read up on the Birdman cult on the Bradshaw Foundation website. Do you have any other suggestions? http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/easter/index.php
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