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| Keywords: K.v.d.Steinen, Marquesaner Bd2 p81 Abb61, Hiva Oa, Puamau - Makii-Taua-Pepe, rear view.jpg Unique Maki i Taua Pepe rear view in 1897 v d Steinen saw this as a woman dieing whilst giving birth to her child When Thor Heyerdahl visitet the site in 1937 he saw same but declared that the monument obviously had been damaged and capsized during the island's Christianisation period It could as well represent a person or goddess swimming and the child might stand for the Marquesan people she carried with her In 1937 the left arm was broken away and still missing When Heyerdahl returned in 1956 this part meanwhile had been found nearby and attached and the monument had been positioned its original way See front view from left 1897 and File HivaOa Takii jpg 2009; from right http //dbooks bodleian ox ac uk/books/PDFs/N10416421 pdf Bodleian Library K v d Steinen Marquesaner vol 2 1897 Karl von den Steinen deceased in 1929 PD-old Works by Karl von den Steinen Hiva Oa Marquesan Tiki Marae Archaeological sites in Polynesia Statues in French Polynesia | ||||
