Female Figure, early 19th century, Tonga, Ha'apai Islands, Ha'apai Islands, Whale ivory, H. 5 1/4 x W. 2 x D. 1 1/2 in. (13.3 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, Although most Polynesian peoples appear to have made and used human images, few such objects have survived to the present day. Most were destroyed under the influence of Christian missionaries, who viewed such sculptures as 'graven images
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Female Figure, early 19th century, Tonga, Ha'apai Islands, Whale ivory, H, 5 1/4 x W, 2 x, D, 1 1/2, 13.3 5.1 3.8 cm, Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, Polynesian peoples, human images, objects, survived, present day, destroyed under, influence, Christian missionaries, viewed, sculptures, graven
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