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Side b of rongorongo Tablet D, or Échancrée. 30 centimeters long and 15 centimeters wide. It has seven lines of signs on the front and six lines on the back. According to Chauvet, is not made of toromiro wood but of Podocarpus latifolius (which is not found on Easter Island) or Prumnopitys ferruginea. This was the tablet used as a spool for the gift of hair given to Jaussen. |
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Chauvet, Stéphen-Charles [1935] (2004). L'île de Pâques et ses mystères (Easter Island and its Mysteries), on-line translation by Ann Altman, Paris: Éditions Tel. |
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<1860 |
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unknown (for GFDL, cite source above as old copyright holder) |
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| current | 09:45, 8 February 2008 | 2,152×1,136 (472 KB) | Kwamikagami | (== Summary == {{Information |Description=One of 26 rongorongo tablets that may be authentic. |Source=CHAUVET, Stéphen-Charles. 1935. ''L'île de Pâques et ses mystères.'' Paris: Éditions Tel. |Date=prehistoric |Author=unknown |Permission=public doma) |
