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Easter Island Moai (hand carved)
By Michael Breckenridge
Accession No.: 2006020502
Composition: Hand Carved African Bubinga Wood
Dimensions: 6.25 inches tall including Ahu Ahu base
Description: The moai statues of Easter Island stand in mute testimony to dramatic events in the tiny Pacific island’s past. Only a few royal priests knew how to control the invisible force called mana that brought these towering stone statues to their places of observation. This hand-carved sculpture made from African bubinga wood is the perfect way to capture island magic in your home. Sometimes mistaken for tiki statues, the original stone “Papa Moai” statues (as they are called in the comic strip “Red Meat”) are in the Pacific Ocean on Easter Island, which is off the coast of Chile, thousands of miles from Hawaii. They stand an average of 13 feet tall and weigh 13 tons. They were constructed over a 500 year period starting in the 10th century AD. According to legend, the god Make Make came down to Earth and instructed an elite group of royal priests in the use of “mana,” an invisible force capable of moving the megaliths to their seaside locations. The secret of mana died with the last known priestess in the 19th century. This moai’s size makes it the perfect desk companion. There are many inferior duplicates of moai on the market - this is an investment quality piece.. The “wow” factor is immediately evident upon examination.
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