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British Museum Top 20 10 Easter Island Hoa Hakananaia [16 of 30]

10. Hoa Hakananai'a – Easter Island, 1000AD, 2.42m high. Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai. They were probably carved to commemorate important ancestors. The stone statue has a heavy eyebrow ridge, elongated ears and oval nostrils. The clavicle is emphasized, and the nipples protrude. The arms are thin and lie tightly against the body; the hands are hardly indicated.

British Museum Top 20 10 Easter Island Hoa Hakananaia 10. Hoa Hakananai'a – Easter Island, 1000AD, 2.42m high. Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai. They were probably carved to commemorate important ancestors. The stone statue has a heavy eyebrow ridge, elongated ears and oval nostrils. The clavicle is emphasized, and the nipples protrude. The arms are thin and lie tightly against the body; the hands are hardly indicated.

DATE: 2004-06-28 09:24