'Dance paddle' : Easter Island (Rapa Nui), early-to-mid-19th century : wood (possibly toromiro wood, Mimosa sp.) : On loan from Horniman Museum and Gardens, London.

Pamphlet accompanying the exhibition of a rapa or ritual paddle, possibly used in fertility dances on Easter Island at Wellcome Collection (183 Euston Road, London) from June to July 2011 as part of 'First time out', a collaboration involving Wellcome Collection, Horniman Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Natural History Museum and the Science Museum.