hillside near the quarry
broken before it was fully cut from the quarry
from the quarry to a standing position
Images carved from the hillside and erected.
method of erection
Pukao are the hats or topknots formerly placed on top of some moai statues
eye detail
Ahu Akivi is an ahu with seven
moai on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chilean Polynesia. The ahu and its moai were
restored in 1960 by the American archaeologist William Mulloy and his Chilean
colleague, Gonzalo Figueroa García-Huidobro. Mulloy's work on the Akivi-Vaiteka
Complex was supported by the Fulbright Foundation and by grants from the
University of Wyoming, the University of Chile and the International Fund for
Monuments. Ahu Akivi also gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa
Nui National Park.
Petroglyphs on Basalt rocks at
Orongo.
A Make-make at the base and two birdmen higher up
In the mythology of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Make-make was the creator of humanity and the chief god of the bird cult.
Makemake with two birdmen. Carved from red scoria
island which figures in Rapa Nui mythology
tupa
Some 1,233 prehistoric stone "houses" called tupa in earlier times and hare moa ("chicken house") later, are more conspicuous than the remains of the prehistoric human houses which only had stone foundations.
The entrances were very low, and getting in required crawling.
Lake in old crater
Typical Statues of Easter Island
Other Pacific Islands
In the Pacific are
many islands with very diverse peoples and cultures.
Many have been
largely untouched by Western civilization. To visit these is a unique
experience.
The Indonesian Island of Komodo
The Indonesian Islands of MOLUKA
The Indonesian Island of Selayar
The Indonesian Island of Sulawesi
The Indonesian Island of Sumatra