. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. TE PITO TE HENUA, OE EASTER ISLAND. 495 to the platforms. Many of the images in the workshops are of huge proportions, but the largest one on the island lies on one of tin1 central terraces in an unfinished condition and measures 7 feet in length, 1 U feel across the body : the head being28^ feet long. Home of the stand- ing statues are in as perfect condition as the day they were finished. One (Fig. lo) is noticeable from the fact that the
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. TE PITO TE HENUA, OE EASTER ISLAND. 495 to the platforms. Many of the images in the workshops are of huge proportions, but the largest one on the island lies on one of tin1 central terraces in an unfinished condition and measures 7 feet in length, 1 U feel across the body : the head being28^ feet long. Home of the stand- ing statues are in as perfect condition as the day they were finished. One (Fig. lo) is noticeable from the fact that the head is slightly turned to one side and is known as the " wry-neck," but whether it is the result of accident or design could not be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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