Uwarunkowania geologiczne sztuki Wyspy Wielkanocnej; aspekt geoturystyczny
Journal Title: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio B - Geographia, Geologia, Mineralogia et Petrographia - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) lies on the Pacifi c (27°S and 109°W). The art of Easter Island is widely known around the world. The very shape of the characteristic fi gures is immediately associated with this Pacifi c island even if the circumstances of their creation are unknown. Although the art of Easter Island is closely linked with its geology, this fact is rarely highlighted. Guidebooks and brochures focus on historical and anthropological aspects, only occasionally mentioning the name of the rock a specifi c archaeological site or object was made of. However, the geology of Easter Island can be discovered precisely through its cultural monuments. The art of Easter Island is not limited to the moai, which means fi gures but also includes ahu – ceremonial platforms, pukao, i.e. the hat-like topknots of the fi gures, numerous sculptures with entirely different characteristics than the typical moai, petroglyphs, stone vessels for water or mineral dyes, stone cushions, heads of harpoons and arrows, blades and fi shing hooks made of obsidian. Actually, the entire culture and art of the island was linked to objects made of stone. Geotourism connected with the art of a particular place and the rocks and minerals used to create that art is another possible step in the development of geological tourism. Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the places where art is inextricably linked with local geology. Both the choice of materials to make the tools and the use of specifi c rocks to create the most characteristic sculptures in the world resulted from the geological conditions of the island. A few examples, presented in this paper, of how the geology of Rapa Nui infl uenced its art show that the island’s geology can also be studied through its material culture
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- DOI 10.17951/b.2017.72.2.73-96
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