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Post #201841 by Phillip Roberts on Tue, Dec 6, 2005 10:21 AM

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On 2005-12-02 05:32, virani wrote:
I purchased this great Moai, based on the Hoa Hakananai'a, a great 4 ton Moai stolen by a british boat, the H.M.S Topaze in 1868, and taken to the queen who put it to it's present location : the british museum.

Here's a picture of the original with Cheekytiki's great-grandfather :

[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-15 15:22 ]