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Show Easter Island exhibit From April 18 through May 10, 1970, a special traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution entitled "Easter Island: Photo-' graphs and Artifacts" will be on display at the Utah Museum of Natural History on the U. of U. campus. Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, isolated iso-lated in the Southeast Pacific, is called one of the world's most remarkable open air museums. On display will be photographs showing show-ing the island as it is today the mysterious monoliths, grazing sheep and horses, the present Polynesian population, the island church, and the rugged volcanic landscape. Artifacts from the Smithsonian collections amplify the photos and add historical reference, as do the engravings showing the island as it was first viewed by Western navigators. The first such explorer explor-er to see the island, Dutchman Jacob Roggeveen, arrived on Easter Eas-ter Sunday, 1722. The island contains con-tains the remains of a most complex com-plex civilization who left behind the famous Easter Island statues of Moha'i. Over 700 of these strange stone figures have been found on the island. The Easter Island exhibit is open to the public, and may be seen any day from 9:30 to 5:30, Monday through Sunday. There is a modest admission charge. |
