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Moai outside of Easter Island?
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At first, the first tiki, Rapa Nui's Moai, seemed limited to that slab of stone in the Pacific. However, now they seem to migrated as did the early Tahitians. I'm wondering if we can list them all?
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Ohhhh, sorry for the following mess. Here is a discombobulated table listing all relocated Moais (or partial Moais). Yikes! Please accept my apologies for the redundancies... Object Material Height Current location Country Acquisition Date Reference [5] Notes Image Unnamed Moai Rapa nui (Easter Island) Removed from Hanga Roa in 1929 spent 40 years in Santiago, Chile before being transported to Argentina and making a round trip to the Netherlands. It was returned to Rapa Nui in 2006.[6] Head Red scoria 42cm Pavillon des Sessions, Musée du Louvre, or the Musee de l'Homme, Paris France c. 1934-35 MH.35.61.66 Moai Basalt 1.56m The British Museum, London UK 7 November 1868 1869.10-6.1 Moai Hava Head Tuff 19.4cm National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. United States 1886 128,370 (EISP# SI-WDC-002) Removed from Ahu O'Pepe.
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Wed, Jan 6, 2010 11:19 AM
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abstractiki
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Wed, Jan 6, 2010 7:57 PM
Here is a newspaper photo I found a while back. Bali Hai Apartments Stockton CA.
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christiki295
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Thu, Jan 7, 2010 7:09 PM
Nice 411. |
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christiki295
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Thu, Jan 7, 2010 7:17 PM
Here is the Moai at Smith's Tropical Garden, in Kauai: |
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christiki295
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Thu, Jan 7, 2010 7:21 PM
And the ones at Polynesian Cultural Center: |
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Thu, Jan 7, 2010 8:49 PM
But I thought this post was only talking about real Easter Island Moai. |
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christiki295
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Thu, Jan 7, 2010 9:25 PM
Ahh,naw. While the OG Moai have a thousands times more mana, I meant to include the Polynesian Pop ones. |
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Fri, Jan 8, 2010 11:56 AM
There's one outside the Kon Tiki Museum in Oslo. |
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Fri, Jan 8, 2010 12:07 PM
This moai is at the TimeExpo Museum in Waterbury, CT. [ Edited by: tikigreg 2013-06-22 10:27 ] |
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christiki295
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Sat, Dec 22, 2012 6:02 PM
The moai outside of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum has been sent to the American Museum of Natural History, New York, according to a NHMLA staffer. |
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 4:47 AM
Mojave Oasis 2013. Keep an eye out! |
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 6:55 AM
this was the D.C. moai with topknot before the museum deleted the pacific cultures exhibit, and moved mr. moai outside the restrooms. also please note that someone local to the dc area has sculpted a scale concrete version of this very moai (in my opinion) and sells it locally. [ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2012-12-23 07:03 ] |
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 10:16 AM
A few more photos of the DC Moai. Circa 1910. The Moai at the Louvre Museum. And a great photo of a Moai in New York City. |
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 12:04 PM
Stonehenge II and Easter Island Head at the Hill Country Arts Foundation. They are not real moai. -Lori [ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2012-12-23 12:09 ] [ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2012-12-28 19:47 ] |
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 12:31 PM
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Johnny Dollar
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 5:43 PM
wait... did they have a full moai plus a moai head, or maybe the full moai and a repro head to show the topknot-? EDIT... [ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2012-12-24 06:38 ] |
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Mon, Dec 24, 2012 2:39 PM
Norwich township Columbus Ohio. |
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Tue, Dec 25, 2012 4:47 AM
Here's the one outside the Kon Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway. |
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christiki295
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Wed, Dec 26, 2012 10:13 PM
This faux moai is located at Aquarium at the Pacific in Long Beach. |
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Wed, Dec 26, 2012 11:07 PM
Maoi in Toronto Canada, in front of Tilley Endurables more info here: |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Thu, Dec 27, 2012 12:48 AM
This big fella lives in a miniature golf arcade in Reno Nevada. I couldn't get a decent shot cuz of all the trees (I was outside of the fence) so I handed my camera to a gentleman playing golf who kindly snapped the pic for me. Wish I'd gotten his name-he said he had a photography studio in Reno.Gods of Rapa-Nui were smiling on me. |
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Thu, Dec 27, 2012 8:14 AM
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach CA: |
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Thu, Dec 27, 2012 7:54 PM
Okay, from the list on page 1. The C.P. Three Prop House. Hollywood, CA The Tonga Hut Big Mo- Inside. North Hollywood, CA Fry's, Manhattan Beach, CA Also - Hollywood Pointe Apts. Inglewood, CA - Formerly the Aku Aku Apts. Forest Lawn. Glendale, CA No one has a decent picture of the Oceanic Arts Moai? :o and no stealing the one from Critiki! |
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Thu, Dec 27, 2012 9:37 PM
Lest we forget the Kon Tiki Camping Moai - perhaps the biggest? DC |
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Fri, Dec 28, 2012 7:35 PM
B B, Ask and you shall receive, [ Edited by: Bora Boris 2012-12-28 21:09 ] |
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Fri, Dec 28, 2012 8:08 PM
Jackalope dressed in Hawaiian gear and a Moai? What's not to like? |
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Fri, Dec 28, 2012 8:28 PM
I did a TC search and didn't find anything on these guys. http://jin.jcic.or.jp/en/travel/kyushu/miyazaki/sunmesse_nichinanshi/ The statues were created with the official permission of the Polynesian island, granted in thanks for the restoration efforts made by Japanese construction companies. Standing tall at 5.5 meters, the stone sculptures make a sharp contrast against the subtropical oceanfront. The seven statues represent work, health, love, travel, marriage, money, and study, supposedly able to help improve respective spheres of your life if you only touch them with heartfelt wishes. Besides Moai statues, the park also offers a unique combination of amusement facilities, including a restaurant, a spa, an insect museum, and a pleasant pature land with cows and goats roaming about. |
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Mon, Dec 31, 2012 4:25 AM
Why, thank you, Lori.
And here's a real moai, Hoa Hakananai'a, at the British Museum. More photos of it and other moai can be found here: http://www.thelope.com/2007/04/more-easter-stuff.html There's also a faux moai along Route 66 in Arizona: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=15121&forum=2&start=last& - Greg [ Edited by: tikijackalope 2012-12-31 04:26 ] |
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Thu, Jan 3, 2013 10:58 AM
Moai Amsterdam. Bad joke.... -Lori [ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2013-01-06 10:51 ] |
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Thu, Jan 3, 2013 1:02 PM
Aloha, from the Tadano.co.jp website Japanese Moai A Moai statue stands on Megi Island, 4km to the west of Takamatsu city of Kagawa Prefecture , looking over the Inland Sea. Megi Island is famous for the folktale "MOMOTARO", of a young hero defeating ogres. Strange as it may sound, the Moai is not real, but a replica. The fact is that, after TADANO having made this replica for the experiment of rebuilding the real Moai statues, they donated the replica to Takamatsu City. Then it was built on the island by the City on 23 Oct.1996. The following photograph shows the ceremony "Ogre Festival of Seto", performed on 3 Nov. 1996. At that time, Jaime Lagos, Chilean Ambassador ** in Japan, celebrated the completion of setting up the statue. On the occasion, he gave an address to the guests saying "The Moai Statues are one of the Seven Wonders of the world, even now veiled in mystery. I hope this Moai statue will be helpful to the children in filling up their imagination." This was a moving event, brought about as a result of the restoration of Moai statues. Waikiki Tiki; Art, History, and Photographs. [ Edited by: Phillip Roberts 2013-01-03 13:02 ] |
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Thu, Jan 3, 2013 1:07 PM
Nice thread! At only $4.99, you can't go wrong! |
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Thu, Jan 3, 2013 1:44 PM
I agree, it's a great ebook with awesome photos and text. And I love the big stone head moai mug, too! |
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Sat, Jan 5, 2013 3:29 PM
Found a really cool 8X10 of that Moai in NY from November 1968. Nice arty shot for a newspaper! From the back: "Big Head Massive, five-ton head from |
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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 3:03 PM
Encountered the following pair at a winery in Door County, WI this week: The winery owners didn't know who originally put them there, but they liked them enough to put them on a label and name one of their most popular blends after them: Stuff's not half bad...[hic!] |
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Fri, Jun 21, 2013 8:47 PM
I need to go to Forest Lawn to check that out. |
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Sat, Jun 22, 2013 2:31 AM
..and perhaps this: and this: and these: ...perhaps the Marx Brothers paid Bogey a visit?: In any case, as one site attests, "There are more major Hollywood stars buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park
I personally love it because of its kitschy statuary.... ...and schmaltzy, Disney-esque presentations like "The Sory of the Last Supper Window": ...and have been known to refer to it as the "Disneyland of the Dead" :) Oh, and to make this post "Tiki" again :) : [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-06-22 02:36 ] |
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Sat, Jun 22, 2013 5:15 AM
Let me add one thing to Sven's cemetery pics and descriptions - I think this would be of interest to tiki carvers here on Tiki Central. Some of the best statuary - truly amazing - which I have ever seen are in the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. There was a period of time in their local history, a 40-to-60-year span starting in the late 1800's I believe, when it was quite fashionable to import elaborate memorial marble statuary from Italy. The result is that we can see many life-size and superbly-realistic sculptures which make a helluva impression on any visitor. I tell people to go there just to be able to "look into the faces of angels." A few celebs are buried there as well -- Johnny Mercer is one -- along with a number of historical figures. It's not tiki, but it is extremely memorable from the carving aspect. I highly recommend Googling some web sites which contain photos of the cemetery. The rich and deep realism which the sculptors were able to impart into their depictions of plants, flowers, flowing garments, faces, hands, body positions, and how they conveyed emotions in stone is truly breathtaking. I will never forget my first visit as a newbie. Truly memorable. I highly recommend it. |
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Sun, Jul 7, 2013 8:56 PM
While sightseeing with my parents through Cave Creek, AZ we drove past the Desert Foothills Gardens Nursery which has quite the nice display of moai in front. According to the nursery website they do sell the stone Moai heads. |
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Mon, Jul 8, 2013 7:58 AM
Ive seen that one! Definitely worth the trip if you are in London, its free to see - they do a great little book which tracks the history of that specific moai :) http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/archaeology/hoa-hakananaia/invt/cmc50246 [ Edited by: AdOrAdam 2013-07-08 08:00 ] |
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christiki295
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Thu, Jul 11, 2013 12:37 PM
Wikipedia compiled a list: |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2014 10:27 AM
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Tue, Apr 22, 2014 12:03 PM
Somebody stole GROG' idea. |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2014 2:02 PM
I got my picture from the Easter Island Traveling Facebook page. |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2014 4:47 PM
Those bastards! |
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Wed, Apr 23, 2014 1:07 PM
My back yard, Halloween... |
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Wed, Apr 23, 2014 2:35 PM
Would everyone please contribute to my Kickstarter campaign to "Relocate an actual Easter Island Moai to my house" |