Post #713419 by Q-tiki on Wed, Apr 9, 2014 8:43 AM

Very interesting thread. Thanks for sharing all the research!

If Hotu Motu'a brought a statue with him or took it from a canoe carving, wouldn't that mean the original carved tikis would be where he came from and not Rapa Nui? Of course, if no one knows exactly where he came from or hasn't found evidence of any tikis in that place, then I guess the Moai would have to be considered the "first".