The 16-foot moai head once spouted fire from its perch outside the beloved Polynesian restaurant. Now it needs a lot of work to bring it back to life.

Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. . (Rapa Nui Municipality/Handout via ...

Smith is semi-retired and works on art in his spare time – particularly sculptures. In about a year and a half, he created six replica Easter Island Moai heads with plans to add another one soon.

The women’s hairstyle evokes the pukao, a hat made of reddish stone placed on the heads of the moai. Damaged moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, Chile, on Nov, 27, 2022.

More: Saving George, the Kahiki's iconic tiki statue The project has been on hold for a while, though, Ball said. The moai heads and George were created for Kahiki by Columbus artist Philip E ...

One of Easter Island's world-famous moai statues has been destroyed in an accident.

To see the replica Moai heads for yourself, head down to Tullahoma off I-24. The heads can be seen at 103 Marbury Road. News 2 brings you continuing coverage of Hidden Tennessee all day Thursday ...

locals air calling for increased restrictions pertaining to vehicles on the Easter Island after a pickup truck struck one of the iconic statues, the Guardian reports, citing local media. A Chilean ...

A potentially deliberate wildfire on Easter Island has wrought irreparable damage to the ancient moai head statues that dot the landscape of the Rapa Nui Natural Park, near the island’s Rano ...

One of Easter Island's world-famous moai statues has been destroyed in an accident.A Chilean island resident was arrested on Sunday after his truck — a private vehicle, not a commercial one ...

locals air calling for increased restrictions pertaining to vehicles on the Easter Island after a pickup truck struck one of the iconic statues, the Guardian reports, citing local media. A Chilean ...