Where can I find Moais? (Stone carved) - Collecting Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 23, 2004 9:08 PM On 2004-06-23 17:05, Unga Bunga wrote: On 2004-06-22 23:27, Swanky wrote: I wish I had bid on THESE!!!! They usualy come up about once a month. An excellent idea, but what about the ahu? The ahu platforms of Easter Island were the sanctuaries of the people of Rapa Nui, and the moai statues were the ritually charged sacred objects of those sanctuaries. While the statues have been toppled and re-erected over the centuries, the mana or spiritual presence of Rapa Nui is still strongly present at the ahu sites and atop the sacred volcanoes. http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/chile/easter_island.html

On 2004-06-23 17:05, Unga Bunga wrote:

On 2004-06-22 23:27, Swanky wrote:
I wish I had bid on THESE!!!!

They usualy come up about once a month.

An excellent idea, but what about the ahu?

The ahu platforms of Easter Island were the sanctuaries of the people of Rapa Nui, and the moai statues were the ritually charged sacred objects of those sanctuaries. While the statues have been toppled and re-erected over the centuries, the mana or spiritual presence of Rapa Nui is still strongly present at the ahu sites and atop the sacred volcanoes.
http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/chile/easter_island.html

Post #98083 by christiki295 on Wed, Jun 23, 2004 9:08 PM