Moai

Easter Island is a near total enigma, a ghost town of epic proportions, an entire culture vanished almost without a trace, leaving us nothing but the countless giant stone sculptures known as Moai and a lot of questions about why and how this mass extinction occurred.

Forbes.com: News Larry Olmsted 2011

To equip a home with this advanced monitoring system, each room would have one of the devices, called Moai, after the Easter Island sculptures upon which they are modeled.

The Seattle Times 2012

No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that it may have been the statues, which they called, “Moai”.

Five Best Unsolved Mysteries You Can Research | myFiveBest 2010

I watched an incredible documentary on Easter Island, I would love to see it's monumental Moai sculptures in person.

Stacie Krajchir: Stacie Krajchir: Bravo's China Chow on Travel Hits and Misses Stacie Krajchir 2011

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Homer Simpson/Moai 2010

The colossi of rock, Moai, as the islanders call them, are recognized from a dreadful Kevin Costner film to Gary Larson's comic panels to scores of travel features, as the dour, unblinking symbols of the island.

Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part I of II) Richard Bangs 2011

Moai poster by Patricio Oliver on sale for $20 here proceeds benefit Chilean earthquake relief.

Moai poster by Patricio Oliver 2010

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Moai poster by Patricio Oliver 2010

The Moai are the 'living faces' (aringa ora) and representations of chiefly, deified ancestors.

Moai Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008

The next total solar eclipse will be on July 11, 2010, but will occur almost entirely over the Pacific Ocean, where Easter Island -- home of the famous Moai giant sculptures -- will be one of the few places for viewing it from land.

Suzanne Deal Booth: How I Became an Eclipse Chaser -- And Dragged My Family Along! 2009