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A ''reimiro'' is a decorative crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the women of Easter Island. The name comes from the Rapanui ''rei'' 'stern' or 'prow' and ''miro'' 'boat'. Thus the crescent represents a Polynesian canoe. Each side of the ''reimiro'' ended in a human head. 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. A ''reimiro'' provides the image of the Flag of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It also appears to feature in the rongorongo script of Easter Island (as glyph 07: ), and one ''reimiro'' is preserved with a long rongorongo text. Although the human heads 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.'' ==Gallery== Image:Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg|A ''reimiro'' is the emblem of the Flag of Rapa Nui. Image:Reimiro without faces.jpg|A large (61 cm) ''reimiro'' with very stylized heads. It may be that pectorals of this size were worn by men. Image:Rongorongo L rei miro 2.jpg|A ''reimiro'' inscribed with rongorongo glyphs. Image:Woman with rei-miro.jpg|A Solomon Islands woman wearing a shell pectoral resembling a ''reimiro.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reimiro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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