Rapa Nui National Park, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile (1100)

Artist/Designer: Rapanui

Project Location: Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

Figure 1 ( Source | Accessed : August 17, 2023 | Photographer: Lee Coursey )

Figure 2 ( Source | Accessed : August 17, 2023 | Photographer: Wendi Halet )

Figure 3 ( Source | Accessed : August 17, 2023 | Photographer: Kirk K )

Figure 4 ( Source | Accessed : August 17, 2023 | Photographer: The TerraMar Project )

Figure 5 ( Source | Accessed : August 17, 2023 | Photographer: Kirk K )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
No Function Assigned.

Related Website(s):

Smithsonian Magazine Article | Accessed : August 18, 2023

UNESCO Page on the Park | Accessed : August 17, 2023

Britannica Page on the Island | Accessed : August 18, 2023

Significant Date(s):
11th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Van Tilburg, Jo Anne, and Ted Ralston. “Engineers of Easter Island.” Archaeology 52, no. 6 (1999): 40–45. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41779293.
Young, Forrest Wade. “’I Hē Koe? Placing Rapa Nui.” The Contemporary Pacific 24, no. 1 (2012): 1–30. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23725684.

Additional Information:
The statues are shrouded in mystery and after the horrible events that the Rapanui people endured over the centuries there are not records that can clearly explain the history of the people, the statues, and the island.

Project Description:
The people who arrived at Easter Island, Rapanui, carved moai out of volcanic stone to create massive statues to honour their ancestors. They moved the statues (averaging 13 feet tall and 14 tons) to different ceremonial structures on the island.

Building Address:

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
1100-1650 - The suspected time frame in which the sculptures were built

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, Chile, National Park

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