Moai of Easter Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf monolithic human figure
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Rapa_Nui_people
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of Rapa Nui culture
gptkbp:dateCreated 1250–1500 CE
gptkbp:depictedIn popular culture
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1722
gptkbp:exceptionFacingDirection Ahu Akivi moai face ocean
gptkbp:faced mostly face inland
gptkbp:feature facing inland
carved from volcanic rock
oversized heads
some have pukao (topknots)
gptkbp:height 4 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moai of Easter Island
gptkbp:inscription some have petroglyphs
gptkbp:largestMoai gptkb:Paro
gptkbp:largestMoaiHeight 10 meters
gptkbp:largestMoaiWeight 82 tons
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkbp:material granite
tuff
trachyte
scoria
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Easter_Island_heads
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Rano_Raraku
gptkb:Ahu_Nau_Nau
gptkb:Ahu_Ature_Huki
gptkb:Ahu_Akivi
gptkb:Ahu_Tongariki
gptkbp:number over 900
gptkbp:purpose ancestor worship
representation of deified ancestors
gptkbp:restored 20th century
gptkbp:status many toppled during 18th and 19th centuries
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:transportationTheory rolled on logs
walked upright
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Rapa_Nui_National_Park
gptkbp:weight 14 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beijing_World_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6