Moai with Eyes

Photographer: Dick Newton
From: Easter Island - Home of Man Eaters and Moais

Moai with Eyes

None of the moais had eyes when they were found by Thor Heyerdahl, but there was evidence the statues once had black and white stone eyes. Some were found at the base of the statues and were replaced. This moai was given its eyes when the statues were restored in recent years.