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Easter Island Rongo
Easter Island is a Chilean territory and used Chilean pesos. Rongorongo is the name of the script the that the Easter Island inhabitants used. No one has been able to decipher it. This is a fantasy/souvenir bill called a Rongo.
Front: Portrait of a native Rapanui man with a face tattoo. Outer slopes of Rano Raraku volcanic crater and quarry
with monolithic sculptures called Moai, some buried to their shoulders and neck. RongoRongo symbol script.
https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZjHBNbSypDRPfwzVPin2Lan7ezMpwThtMzSz2VUwet5r/20190618_110634.jpg
Back: Moto Nui, Island of the Birdman cult, seen from the Orongo village with Birdman petroglyphs and MakeMake
god. Sea cliff of Rano Kau volcano at Orongo. Woodcarving of Tangata manu (bird-man). Native Rapanui man with
a face tattoo. RongoRongo symbol script.
Bill description from here
Just thought this was neat and wanted to share it real quick. I turn on an Easter Island documentary most nights that I can't fall asleep. They always have that monotone narrator voice so I've never seen the end of one!
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The statues have a monotone voice? Is it a deep big voice or a wee little tiny voice?
Jk
Interesting post. I learned a couple of things
Just reminded me of a fringe video by some fellow speculating that these sculptures and others around the world were placed here by an alien race.
I've heard about that too!
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There has to be a cartoon or something of the statues talking. I'll be looking for one now😃
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The statues really talk dont they? There was one on "Night at the museum" that did
https://youtu.be/Q-gPqfZI-r8
I've never seen that movie! That was a great clip. Gum gum!
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Great article! It used to be a great mystery as to what happened on the island but it is ow believed that warring tribes and complete deforestation of the island lead to the death of everything including the tribes. Always amazed at what humans can do when they want to. Thanks for sharing!!
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I think that is how the staues really talk. It is an acient language called "dum dum"