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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 213.—Multiple human figures (Oldman coll.; a, b,436; c, d,437). a, front: top figure (1) has characteristic brow cut, a small knob on vertex, and a more elaborate mouth; second (2) has more elaborate eyes, but two lower figures (3, 4) have simple form of eyes, nose, and mouth of type (fig. 210); all have slender arms with three-fingered hands, low protruding abdomen, and slender legs; mesial support (5) in all; flower end divides into two legs (6). Dimensions: height, 34.5 inches; top fi…

Figure 213.—Multiple human figures (Oldman coll.; a, b,436; c, d,437). a, front: top figure (1) has characteristic brow cut, a small knob on vertex, and a more elaborate mouth; second (2) has more elaborate eyes, but two lower figures (3, 4) have simple form of eyes, nose, and mouth of type (fig. 210); all have slender arms with three-fingered hands, low protruding abdomen, and slender legs; mesial support (5) in all; flower end divides into two legs (6). Dimensions: height, 34.5 inches; top figure, 10.5 inches, b, side view: shows sharp chin, square shoulders with straight cut across back, slender upper arms not separated from body, low protruding abdomen, and fairly acute flexion of thighs. Dimensions: height, 27.5 inches; top figure, 8.25 inches. c, front: all figures have characteristic simple eye, nose, and mouth formation and sharp chins; lowest (3) has characteristic deep cut brow formation; upper two (1, 2) have small three-fingered hands, but in lowest, hands are not defined; upper two have mesial support (5) to body, but lowest ends without legs and its body is supported directly by bifurcated lower end (6). d, side view: shows square shoulders, slender upper arms, low abdomen, and slender legs.

Figure 213.—Multiple human figures (Oldman coll.; a, b,436; c, d,437). a, front: top figure (1) has characteristic brow cut, a small knob on vertex, and a more elaborate mouth; second (2) has more elaborate eyes, but two lower figures (3, 4) have simple form of eyes, nose, and mouth of type (fig. 210); all have slender arms with three-fingered hands, low protruding abdomen, and slender legs; mesial support (5) in all; flower end divides into two legs (6). Dimensions: height, 34.5 inches; top figure, 10.5 inches, b, side view: shows sharp chin, square shoulders with straight cut across back, slender upper arms not separated from body, low protruding abdomen, and fairly acute flexion of thighs. Dimensions: height, 27.5 inches; top figure, 8.25 inches. c, front: all figures have characteristic simple eye, nose, and mouth formation and sharp chins; lowest (3) has characteristic deep cut brow formation; upper two (1, 2) have small three-fingered hands, but in lowest, hands are not defined; upper two have mesial support (5) to body, but lowest ends without legs and its body is supported directly by bifurcated lower end (6). d, side view: shows square shoulders, slender upper arms, low abdomen, and slender legs.