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title: Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft
author: Bahnfrend
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20066/front-view-of-the-kon-tiki-expedition-raft/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-20
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# Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft

_Authored by Bahnfrend_

## Image File

[![Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20066.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20066.png)

## Image Caption

A front view of the [Kon-Tiki expedition](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kon-Tiki_Expedition/) raft which [Thor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thor/) Heyerdahl (1914-2002) and his crew used to cross the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. The mask on the sale is a representation of the Sun [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Kon-Tiki painted by expedition member Erik Hesselberg (1914-72).

Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bahnfrend. (2025, February 20). Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20066/front-view-of-the-kon-tiki-expedition-raft/>
### Chicago
Bahnfrend. "Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 20, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20066/front-view-of-the-kon-tiki-expedition-raft/>.
### MLA
Bahnfrend. "Front View of the Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20066/front-view-of-the-kon-tiki-expedition-raft/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kon-Tiki,_Kon-Tiki_Museum,_2019_(02).jpg) by [**Bahnfrend**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kon-Tiki,_Kon-Tiki_Museum,_2019_(02).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.