Sunday, May 13, 2007

Moai said to represent elders, judges, and ancestral wise men

Polynesian wonders
Easter Island's massive sentinels, called moai, are said to represent elders, judges and ancestral wise men
By Jane Wooldridge McClatchy-tribune
Arizona Daily Star
Published: 04.29.2007







Even in the murk of a sullen, gray afternoon, the massive stone sentinels of Ahu Tongariki seem imperious, an uncompromising guard against the gluttonous sea crashing at its flank.

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