Moai kavakava Easter Island Rapa Nui Symbols Charm

Moai kavakava is a statue with pronounced ribs. According to the legend about the origin of kawakava, the word itself means the ribs of supernatural beings. Moai kavakava is a male figurine according to the characteristic features of the face: a special aquiline nose with open nostrils and bulging eyes with large brow ridges, a small curved beard on the chin. These sculptures were displayed during public holidays during the harvest or main fishing seasons, when the Rapa Nui offered the first fruit or the first fish to the gods.