Pukao

Re-erected tuff moai at Ahu Tahai with restored scoria pukao and replica coral eyes.

Pukao are the hat-like structures or topknots formerly placed on top of some moai statues on Easter Island.[1] They were all carved from a very light-red volcanic scoria, which was quarried from a single source at Puna Pau.

  1. ^ "The Pukao of Puna Pau - Easter Island". www.southamerica.cl. Retrieved 2016-02-21.