Kalighat painting of Hanuman the Monkey God teasing open his chest to reveal Rama & Sita enshrined within it; Indian (Calcutta); c.1865 - 70.Museum no. IS.231-1953.
Hoa Hakananai'a means "stolen or hidden friend" in the indigenous language of Rapa Nui. Hoa Hakananai'a is rare in that it is carved from basalt. The hardness of the basalt has maintained a lot of the decorative detail that has been lost from many of the other statues on Rapa Nui.