Next week, a delegation from Rapa Nui will travel to London to request the moai’s return.
It's on display in the British Museum which acquired the statue in 1869.
“We want the museum to understand that the moai are our family, not just rocks. For us [the statue] is a brother; but for them it is a souvenir or an attraction,” said Anakena Manutomatoma, who serves on the island’s development commission. “Once eyes are added to the statues, an energy is breathed into the moai and they become the living embodiment of ancestors whose role is to protect us.”
More information is in the Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/16/maoi-easter-island-statue-british-museum-talks-return
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