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The Colossal Hats (pukao) of Monumental Statues: An Analysis of Pukao on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Hixon, Sean (University of Oregon, 2015-06)

As part of monumental statue (moai) construction during the prehistory of Rapa Nui, islanders quarried masses of red scoria, carved them into hats (pukao), and placed them atop statues measuring up to 10 meters tall. ...