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Katherine Routledge. Katherine Maria Routledge (/ ˈraʊtlɛdʒ / ROWT-lej; née Pease; 11 August 1866 – 13 December 1935) was an English archaeologist and anthropologist who, in 1914, initiated and carried out much of the first true survey of Easter Island. She was the second child of Kate and Gurney Pease, and was born into a wealthy Quaker ...
Esther Mahlangu. Dr. Esther Mahlangu signs a recently completed work. Esther Mahlangu (born 11 November 1935) is a South African artist. [1] She is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage. [2] She is one of South Africa's best known artists.
Moai facing inland at Ahu Tongariki, restored by Chilean archaeologist Claudio Cristino in the 1990s. Moai or moʻai (/ ˈmoʊ.aɪ / ⓘ MOH-eye; Spanish: moái; Rapa Nui: moʻai, lit. 'statue') are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. [1][2 ...
Rongorongo (/ ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ /; Rapa Nui: roŋoroŋo [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that has the appearance of writing or proto-writing. Numerous attempts at decipherment have been made, but none have been successful.
Vice-Minister of Education – Leila Khira Taib – 1984 [1] Minister of Social Affairs – Z'hour Ounissi – 1984 [1] Minister of Education (And third in the Cabinet) – Z'hour Ounissi – 1986. Minister of Health – Nafissa Lalliam – 1991. Minister of Youth and Sports – Leïla Aslaoui – 1991. Minister of State for National Solidarity ...
The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]) are the indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island.The easternmost Polynesian culture, the descendants of the original people of Easter Island make up about 60% of the current Easter Island population and have a significant portion of their population residing in mainland Chile.
A reimiro is a crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the people of Easter Island. The name comes from the Rapanui rei (' stern ' or ' prow ') and miro ('boat'). Thus the crescent represents a Polynesian canoe. Each side of the reimiro ended in a human face. The outer, display side had two small pierced bumps through which a cord was ...
Born. ( 1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 65) Santiago, Chile. Profession. Politician. Melania Carolina Hotu Hey (born 8 February 1959) is a Rapa Nui Chilean politician. She has served as the provincial governor of Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui ), in Chilean Polynesia, in the first and second governments of ...