reimiro
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thumb|400px|An old rei miro, with human faces on each end. This is the inner side, which was once filled with chalk. A reimiro is a crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the people of Easter Island. The name comes from the Rapanui ('stern' or 'prow') and ('boat'). Thus the crescent represents a Polynesian canoe.
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- Material used
- wood
- Image
- Breastplate, wood, bone and obsidian, Easter Island, Bishop Museum, accession B.03626.JPG
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- Commons category
- Rei Miro
- location of creation
- Easter Island
- culture
- Rapa Nui people
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thumb|400px|An old rei miro, with human faces on each end. This is the inner side, which was once filled with chalk. A reimiro is a crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the people of Easter Island. The name comes from the Rapanui ('stern' or 'prow') and ('boat'). Thus the crescent represents a Polynesian canoe.
Each side of the reimiro ended in a human face. The outer, display side had two small pierced bumps through which a cord was strung for hanging it. The inner side contained a cavity that was filled with chalk made from powdered seashells.
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