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Hoa Hakananai'a is a moai, a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo , Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of a British ship and is now in the British Museum in London. It has been described as a "masterpiece" [ 1 ] and among the finest examples of Easter Island sculpture. [ 2 ]
The statue was a gift from the people of Nii-jima (an island 163 kilometres (101 mi) from Tokyo but administratively part of the city) inspired by Easter Island moai. The name of the statue was derived by combining "moai" and the dialectal Japanese word moyai ( 催合い ) 'helping each other' .
1869.10-5.1 Hoa Hakananai'a. Taken from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of HMS Topaze and is now on display in the British Museum. (Full article: Hoa Hakananai'a) Basalt 1.56 m The British Museum, London: United Kingdom 7 November 1868 1869.10-6.1 Moai Hava: In the British Museum's Oceanic collection Tuff 1.85 m
Ahu Tongariki (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈa.u toŋɡaˈɾiki]) is the largest ahu on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Its moais were toppled during the island's civil wars, and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami.
A team of researchers in the US says it may have solved the mystery of how hats were placed atop the giant "moai" structures.
The site is located to the Northeast of Hanga Roa, [5] the capital city of Easter Island, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to its north. [ 2 ] The Rano Raraku quarry from where the statues were made is at least 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away and free access is through the land route held by the clans.
STORY: A fire on Chile's Easter Island has caused irreparable damage to its iconic statues.The blaze swept through Rapa Nui National Park earlier this week.It caused several of the statues' stones ...
The Easter Island heads are located in the Rapa Nui National Park, according to the park’s website. The park has 887 Moai statues and 300 ceremonial platforms spread across the island, remnants ...