Moai statues

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf monolithic human figures
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:birdman_cult
gptkb:Tangata_manu
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Rapa_Nui_people
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of Rapa Nui culture
gptkbp:destroyedBy internal conflict
European contact
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1722
gptkbp:exceptionsFacingDirection Ahu Akivi (facing sea)
gptkbp:faced inland
gptkbp:feature gptkb:pukao_(topknots)
large heads
back carvings (some statues)
buried bodies
carved torsos
deep eye sockets
elongated ears
no legs
some re-erected
some toppled
some unfinished in quarry
some with coral eyes
some with inscriptions
some with petroglyphs
some with red stone hats
standing on stone platforms (ahu)
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans gptkb:Jacob_Roggeveen
gptkbp:height 4 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moai statues
gptkbp:island gptkb:Rapa_Nui
gptkbp:languageOfCreators gptkb:Rapa_Nui_language
gptkbp:largestMoai gptkb:Paro
gptkbp:largestMoaiHeight 10 meters
gptkbp:largestMoaiWeight 82 tons
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkbp:mainQuarry gptkb:Rano_Raraku
gptkbp:material geological formation
granite
trachyte
scoria
gptkbp:numberOfSculptures over 900
gptkbp:period 1500 CE
1250 CE
gptkbp:purpose ancestor worship
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts 20th century
gptkbp:transportation rolled on logs
walked upright
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Rapa_Nui_National_Park
gptkbp:weight 14 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rapa_Nui_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5