Moai Statues of Easter Island

Iconic moai statues on Easter Island, showcasing ancient stone carvings under dramatic skies, rich in history and cultural significance.

Three of the seven moais of Ahu Akivi on their platform. They are the only moais to have been erected inland and the only ones that look towards the sea. These moais were restored and put back on their original platform in 1960 by William Molloy and Gonzalo Figueroa, two of the archaeologists who worked with Thor Heyerdahl in 1955.

EASTER ISLAND, AHU TONGARIKI, MOAI STATUES

Chile Easter Island. Ahu Akivi

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile, Pacific

Moai of Easter Island in the South Pacific. Easter Island is famous for its 887 monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chile, Easter Island, Rapa-Nui National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1995). Moais (megalithic anthropomorphic statues) on Ahu Akivi

Easter Island

Three of the seven moais of Ahu Akivi on their platform. They are the only moais to have been erected inland and the only ones that look towards the sea. These moais were restored and put back on their original platform in 1960 by William Molloy and Gonzalo Figueroa, two of the archaeologists who worked with Thor Heyerdahl in 1955.

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Statues of gods of Easter Island Statues of the gods of Easter Island. Ancient statues of ancient civilization on Easter Island. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DenisxPomortsevx 16504740

EASTER ISLAND, AHU TONGARIKI, MOAI STATUES

Caribbean, French West Indies, Martinique, Le Diamant, Memorial to the Anse Caffard drowned African slaves (1830)

Moais statues, ahu Tongariki, easter island, Chile

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile). Easter island

Moai statues, Ahu Akivi, Easter Island Rapa Nui, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, Pacific, South America

A person in the foreground is overshadowed by a group of Moais standing on a ceremonial stone or Ahu from 1250 to 1500, Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Moai of Easter Island in the South Pacific. Easter Island is famous for its 887 monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Moai Statues at Ahu Nau Nau Platform in Easter Island during Tapati Festival Rapa Nui

Ceremonial moai, Ranu Raraku, Easter Island

Easter island moai statues

Chile, Easter Island, Anakena. Ahu Nau Nau, the standing Moai statues topped with red scoria headdresses (known as Pukao.

Moais statues, ahu Tongariki, easter island, Chile

Hawaii, Big Island, Puuhonua O Honaunau, City of Refuge, Close-up of Ki´i, two more behind.

Early Christian figures showing the influence of pagan Celtic carvings, 6th century. Artist: Unknown

Moais statues site ahu Nao Nao on anakena beach, easter island, Chile

statues at easter island row with statues at easter island Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6704658

Pre-Columbian Statues, 8th -12th century, from Zapatera Island in a museum, San Francisco Convent Cultural Center in Granada, Nicaragua, Central America

A statue on Easter Island or Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific, the territory of Chile.. statue on Easter Island or Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile). Moais at Ahu Tongariki

South Korea, Cheju Do Island, Tolharubang Grandfather Stones Carved From Lava Rock Which Are Guardians Of The Gates To Chejus Ancient Towns

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Easter Island, Anakena Beach, Ahu Naunau, Moai Statues With Silhouetted With Rising Moon

Photograph of the moais at Ahu Akivi on Easter Island in Chile

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Ahu Nau Nau at Anakena, Easter Island, Chile, Pacific

Statues at Royal Mausoleums, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

South America, Chile, Easter Island. The full arc of a rainbow stretches over the stone moais at Ahu Akivi, on Easter Island, a World Heritage Site.

Easter Island, Tahai Platform Maori Statues. Tapati Festival Rapa Nui

South America, Chile, Silhouetted at sunset on Ahu Vai Uri, four weathered moais and the broked stump of a fifth sit on top of one of the three ahus or platforms of the ceremonial centre of Tahai.

The sun sets over the Pacific silhouetting Ahu Vai Uri a ceremonial platform with four broad, squat moais and the stump of a fifth, at the ceremonial centre of Tahai. Tahai is just a short walk from Easter Island's main settlement, Hanga Roa on the west coast of the island, backed by the Pacific Ocean.

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Statues of gods of Easter Island Statues of the gods of Easter Island. Ancient statues of ancient civilization on Easter Island. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DenisxPomortsevx 16509095

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Easter island One of the mysterious statues at Easter island in close Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6927276

Mexico Tula Giants

Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)

Stone figure in a field from 6th-10th century Turkish grave in Kirghizstan or Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Central Asia

Tahai Platform Moai Statue Abstracts Easter Island during Tapati Festival Rapa Nui

Ceremonial moai, Ranu Raraku, Easter Island

Asia, South Korea, Jeju Island, Seogwipo City, Dol Hareubang (harubang) protection and fertility statue

Silhouette of Moais (volcanic stone sculptures) at Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile

South Korea, Tongdosa, Carved Guardian Stones Standing In A Row At The Buddhist Temple

Moais statues site ahu Nao Nao on anakena beach, easter island, Chile

Ireland, Fermanagh, Boa Island, One Of Two Double Faced Pre Christian Figures That Stand In Caldragh Cemetery

Stone carved detail of top of wall surrounding Banteay Kdei, built by Jayavarman VII in the Bayon style, part of Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Moss-covered stone statues with serene faces in a forested area, evoking a peaceful ambiance. Kyoto, Japan

A traditional Marquesan tiki statue in Atuona, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia, carved from stone, surrounded by green plants, under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. Ancient tiki statue in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Traditional Balinese statue of three monkeys Traditional Balinese statue of three monkeys. Ubud, Bali island, Indonesia ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxSukhorukovx 16265770 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Jinzo statues, Jizo- bosatsu, rabbit dera temple, Kamakura, Japan, Asia

Maya, Copan, Honduras

Chile, Moonrise over the fifteen colossal stone statues or moais of Tongariki. The moais stand on their platform or ahu on the eastern coast of the island at the foot of the Poike Peninsula.

South Korea, Seoul, National Folk Museum, stone statues,

Moais statues, ahu Akivi, easter island, Chile. Moais statues, ahu Akivi, easter island

Moai statues against a blue sky, Makomanai Takino Cemetery, Hill of the Buddha, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Japan, Kansai, Koya san, Okuno-in Cemetery, tombstones,

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Wooden guardian figure, tiki in front of wall of lava stones and the Pacific Ocean, Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii

Sculptures of angels made of oak wood on the Hill of Angels, near Trakai, Lithuania, Europe Copyright: GOUPIxCHRISTIAN 1382-147

The Konso people of southwest Ethiopia worship the sky God, Waq, and place carved wooden effigies at prominent places to honour their illustrious ancestors. These eerie totems are often found grouped together. They can depict a dead hero, his wives, his enemies slain in battle or dangerous animals he may have killed in his lifetime.

Terracotta warriors in the tomb of Chin Shih Huang Ti, Xian, China, Asia

Ceremonial moai, Tongariki, Easter Island

Close-up of a totem pole, Hawaii, USA

Puerto Rico, North Coast, Karst Country, Utuado, Parque Ceremonial Indigena de Caguana, monoliths at ancient Taino people's ceremonial site

View of statues in Okunoin Cemetery, Okuno-in, Koyasan, Koya, Ito District, Wakayama, Japan

Tuqilaks, statues carved from whale teeth, at Angmagssalik, Greenland, Polar Regions

Kyrgyz stelae or Balbal. Balasagun an ancient city of the Kara-Khanid Khanate, UNESCO World Heritage Site, silk road of the Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor, Kyrgyzstan

Sculptures of angels made of oak wood on the Hill of Angels, near Trakai, Lithuania, Europe Copyright: GOUPIxCHRISTIAN 1382-146

Cairn of individual prayers carved on stones, Tibet, China, Asia

Africa, Madagascar, Private reserve of Berenty. Totem representing the Malagasy life style.

Balbals, historical gravestones in the shape of human faces, near Tokmok, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Terracotta Warriors standing in formation in an ancient archaeological site. Shaanxi Province, China

Indonesia, Java, Borobudur, Silhouetted stupas soon after dawn, with sun peeking round one of them

Stone tomb stone statue in Mongolia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 4652049

Silhouette of Moai statues, Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile

Wood sculptures in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Stars shine in the evening twilight above a buddha in Sukhothai, Thailand.

Rock wall of God statues lining a garden of Narita Temple

Local wooden art statues in the Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar, Africa

A large Mahafaly tomb. When respected and wealthy men of the Mahafaly community die, they will have the highlights of their lives perpetuated in colourful paintings adorning their tombs. Sculpted wooden posts, called aloalo, are set upright on the tomb.

Carved wooden statue of a female figure with Singing Sand mountain in the background; Gansu, China

View of Jizo statues (Kosodate Jizo-son) guardian deity of children, Zojoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Japan, Miyajima, Daisho-in Temple, Rakan statues, Shaka Nyorai's disciples,

View of a Buddha statue inside a perforated stupa on the upper platform of Borobudur temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site, ninth-century), the largest Buddhist temple in the world, in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Voodoo scultpures in the Unesco site Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Osun State, Nigeria, Africa

Figures of the terracotta army, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia, Wide-angle view of the terracotta army in an ancient archaeological site, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Asia, South Korea, Jeju Island, Seogwipo City, Dol Hareubang (harubang) protection and fertility statue

terracotta warriors, xian, shaanxi, china

Voodoo scultpures in the Unesco site Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Osun State, Nigeria, Africa

Chinese sculptures of men blowing horns

cromlech Vale Maria do Meio , Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor ,Évora, Alentejo, Portugal.

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