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  2. Moyai statue - Wikipedia

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    A moyai statue in Niijima. In Japan, a moyai statue (Japanese: モヤイ像, Hepburn: moyaizō) is a type of stone statue created in the Japanese village of Niijima. The statues, which were created to promote awareness of Niijima, are themed and modeled after the moai of Easter Island. The statues may be found across Japan, where they often ...

  3. Moai-kun - Wikipedia

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    Moai-kun (モアイくん, Mr. Moai) is a puzzle video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer in Japan in March 1990, and a spin-off of the Gradius video game series. The game derives its themes from Easter Island ; the player controls a sentient moai statue (which is an enemy in the Gradius series) that must rescue ...

  4. Moai - Wikipedia

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    The statue was a gift from the people of Nii-jima (an island 163 kilometres (101 mi) from Tokyo but administratively part of the city) inspired by Easter Island moai. The name of the statue was derived by combining "moai" and the dialectal Japanese word moyai (催合い) 'helping each other'.

  5. Category:Moai - Wikipedia

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    Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the island's perimeter. Pages in category "Moai" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.

  6. Rapa Nui National Park - Wikipedia

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    The island was brought under the administrative control of Chile in 1888. Its fame and World Heritage status arise from the 887 extant stone statues known as "moai". Much of the island has been included in the Rapa Nui National Park. On 22 March 1996 UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site of cultural significance under criteria (i), (iii ...

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  8. Rapa Nui people - Wikipedia

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    The moai rest on large stone platforms called ahu, the most famous of which are Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu, and Ahu Vinapu. Some moai have hats of red volcanic stone known as Pukao . Currently, the Rapa Nui and the Chilean government are focused on preserving and restoring the statues.

  9. Puna Pau - Wikipedia

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    A red scoria pukao on the head of a moai at Ahu Tahai, made using rock from Puna Pau. Maunga Puna Pau is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of Hanga Roa in the south west of Easter Island (a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean). Puna Pau gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park.