Reimiro

A reimiro is a crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the people of Easter Island.

The outer, display side had two small pierced bumps through which a cord was strung for hanging it.

The inner side contained a cavity that was filled with chalk made from powdered seashells.

Although the human faces on the reimiro are unique to Easter Island, the pectoral itself is part of a wider tradition.

In the Solomon Islands, for example, women wear shell pectorals which resemble reimiro.

An old rei miro, with human faces on each end. This is the inner side, which was once filled with chalk.