Ancestral Art

  • Moai

    The average Moai statue weighs around 14 tons — yet the Rapa Nui people moved hundreds of them across volcanic terrain without wheels, cranes, or draft animals, a feat that continues to baffle engineers and archaeologists to this day. Quick Facts Artist: Unknown Year: Approximately 1250–1500 CE (c. 1400) Medium: Volcanic stone (primarily tuff and…