The Mr. Hunter Wall: September 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Eight Heads

Mr. Hunter felt a kinship with these Heads of the Kings of Judah when he encountered them at the Musée National du Moyen Age

(aka the Musée de Cluny) in Paris.

The statues of the Kings of Judah were displayed on the facade of Notre Dame Cathedral until 1793 and the French Revolution. These particular fragments were unearthed in 1977 during some construction in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

The Cluny web site tells how the original statues had been sold to a builder after they'd been dismantled, but that the heads had later been purchased and "buried with respect" in 1796.

Musée National du Moyen Age

Paris, France

May 2010

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Easter Island via London, England

Mr. Hunter always thought that he'd have to trek all the way to Easter Island in order to see and pose with those famous stone figures (moai).

But we were in London recently and making a quick visit to the British Museum, and who should we encounter but one of the genuine Easter Island statues! This particular moai is called Hoa Hakananai'a, which, according to the museum, means "stolen or hidden friend."