Moai are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island in eastern Polynesia, between 1250 and 1500 A.D. 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. Almost all moai have overly large heads three-eighths the size of the whole statue. www.muttiah.com
The beach along the shores of Playa de Anakena, Easter Island. www.muttiah.com
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ahu on Easter Island. Its moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami. It has since been restored and has fifteen moai including an 86 ton moai that was the heaviest ever erected on the island. www.muttiah.com
