Easter Island

In time, there was not enough wood to build proper double-hulled sea going canoes. It is possibly that this degredation of the environment coupled with their isolated geographic position that led to the culture and the society becoming moribund.

Easter Island

An interesting feature of the island which has something in common with non-Polynesian Pacific Islands is the Te Pu'Hiro, a large stone filled with holes that attracted fish to the coast when blown. Colloquially it is known as Hiro's trumpet. In islands of the Fiji Group, such as the island of Koro, a similar practice takes place in which women are successful in calling turtles to appear.

"The importance attributed to ceremonial architecture, megalithic sculptures and other asthetic expressions seem to indicate that Rapa Nuian (Easter Island) society had a complex and sophisticated religious structure in which the great gods of creation co-existed with local deities and some minor spirits, who regulated daily existence and preserved the social order" Mordo 73).

If you do decide to go, be sure and consult David Stanley. David Stanley

Englert, Sebastian, Island at the Center of the World, 996.18 ENG

Mordo, Carlos, Easter Island, Firefly Books Ltd. Willowdale, 2002.

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