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Petroglyphs, Hawaii

Iraphne R. Childs1980

QUT Digital Collections

QUT Digital Collections
Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia

The island of Hawaii has the greatest number of Hawaiian petroglyphs usually carved into smooth *pahoehoe* lava. Many of the carvings depict stylized stick figures, warriors, animals and claw-sailed canoes. This image shows two warriors among the petroglyphs at Puu Loa, just off the Chain of Craters road which leads from Kilauea's main crater to the south-eastern Puna coast of the island where the lava flows enter the sea.

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  • Title: Petroglyphs, Hawaii
  • Creator: Iraphne R. Childs
  • Date Created: 1980
  • Location: United States (Hawaii)
  • Subject Keywords: rock engravings; lava
  • Rights: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs
  • External Link: QUT Digital Collection
  • QUT Collection: Asia-Pacific Collection, Asia Pacific
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