moai

(noun)

Monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500 CE.

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(noun)

Monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500.

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Examples of moai in the following topics:

  • Stonework on Easter Island

    • Easter Island is famous for its monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people.
    • Ahu Tongariki, one kilometer from Rano Raraku, had the most and tallest moai of any of the ahu.
    • On Easter Island, both ahu and moai evolved to a much greater size.
    • Ahu Tongariki is a 15-moai ahu that was excavated and restored in the 1990s.
    • Describe the structure and creation of the moai and ahu of Easter Island.

  • The Rise of Pacific Cultures

    • Starting around 1100 CE, the people of Easter Island began construction of nearly 900 moai (large stone statues).
    • Starting around 1100 CE, the people of Easter Island began construction of nearly 900 moai, or large stone statues.