A delegation from the British Museum traveled to Easter Island to discuss calls for the return of its famous artifacts -- including the towering Hoa Hakananai'a statue
Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua in Spanish, is a Chilean dependency in the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic island is known the world over for its moai, enormous paleolithic structures in the shape of human heads. According to the British Museum, around 887 moai were erected between 1100 and 1600 A.D.Hoa Hakananai'a -- which translates to"lost or stolen friend" -- is a carved basalt statue 2.5 meters in height and estimated to weigh about 4.2 metric tons.
"We all came here, but we are just the body -- England people have our soul," she told reporters at the time."And it is the right time to maybe send us back for a while, so our sons can see it as I can see it. You have kept him for 150 years, just give us some months, and we can have it ."
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