Culture : Easter Island

This pathfinder contains information about art found on Easter Island (Chile). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Easter Island (Chile) is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  

CULTURE/EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.rapanui.cl/eng/index.html)
This webpage provides cultural information on Easter Island. A directory of easterislanders artists is given.

EASTER ISLAND ROCK ART  (http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/easter/)
Easter Island known as Rapa Nui and located in the Pacific, has many Rock Art Carvings and Petroglyphs, as well as the Moai Stone Statues. The site features photos from Easter Island an an Easter Island statue scale.

EASTER ISLAND: STATUES  (http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/easter.html)
This webpage on the Moai statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), one of the world's most famous yet least visited archaeological sites, give to you information related to this mysterious statues and various theories on their origins. Beautiful photographs to illustrated the Stone Statues.

LORENZO DOMINGUEZ/MOAIS  (http://www.lorenzodominguez.com/CATALOGO/HTMLS/CATMO1.HTM)
This page is the legacy of Lorenzo Domnguez (1901- 1963; Chilean scupturer artist) who left his beautiful drawings of Easter Island and the Moais (Series of the Moais) for futue generations. In English and Spanish.

THE STONE STATUES OF EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.sids.com/mysteries/easterisland/easteroverview.htm)
This webpage will provide you with written and visual information related to the Stone Statues (Moai) on Easter Island, general facts about some theories of their construction and location on the Island.