Statue of A'a

Personal copy of this model: https://skfb.ly/LYFO, annotated with the stories of residents of Rurutu. One of the Pacific's most famous sculptures, this is a figure of a creator god, probably A'a, of the island of Rurutu in the Austral Islands. Its features are formed of thirty small human figures – appropriate for a god of creation. A'a was carved with a hollow head and torso covered by a panel at the back. The cavity may have been designed to hold the skull and bones of a deified ancestor. The British Museum acknowledges contemporary cultural perspectives associated with the objects in its collection. Please note: cultural rights may apply to this object. Full record: http://bit.ly/pacificGod and Google Cultural Institute: http://bit.ly/pacificGodGCI Exhibition: http://www.britishmuseum.org/pacificgod Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab本模型的个人副本：https://skfb.ly/LYFO，已辅以卢鲁图岛（Rurutu）居民的口述故事完成标注。 作为太平洋地区最具知名度的雕塑作品之一，该雕像为南方群岛（Austral Islands）卢鲁图岛的创世神祇造像，大概率为A'a。其主体造型由三十尊小型人形雕像构成，这一设计契合创世神祇的身份意涵。A'a采用镂空头部与躯干的雕刻工艺，背部设有护板覆盖。其内部空腔或用于盛放被奉为神祇的先祖的头骨与遗骨。大英博物馆（British Museum）认可与馆藏文物相关的当代文化视角，请注意：该文物可能涉及文化权利相关问题。 完整档案：http://bit.ly/pacificGod；谷歌文化学院（Google Cultural Institute）相关页面：http://bit.ly/pacificGodGCI 展览专题页面：http://www.britishmuseum.org/pacificgod 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab