Staff God (Pacific) (1 janv. 1790 – 1 janv. 1815)
Description:
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands in central Polynesia
- No known artist, but was for the people of Rarotonga
- created from wood, barkcloth, and feathers.
- Purpose of the piece was to show off a community's collected mana and was to be closer with Tangaroa, their deity.
- The phallus objects were destroyed and discarded by the Christian missionaries that came.
Photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/LtYgHC2sYhLEcLQY9
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