The “Hoa Hakananai’a” is a Moai basalt monolith which Royal Navy captain Richard Powell presented to Queen Victoria who passed it on to the British Museum. A spokesman for the British Museum ...

He's called Hoa Hakananai'a - the name has been roughly translated as 'hidden friend'. He came to London in 1869 and he's been one of the most admired inhabitants of the British Museum ever since.

He's called Hoa Hakananai'a - the name has been roughly translated as 'hidden friend'. He came to London in 1869 and he's been one of the most admired inhabitants of the British Museum ever since.

The Royal Mail is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the British Museum by releasing six new ... Hoo Helmet on the 38p version, while Hoa Hakananai'a, the Easter Island figure, from AD 1000 ...

Mr Mitsotakis’s visit comes after he reportedly held private talks with the British Museum – which houses ... The first moai, Hoa Hakananai’a, is carved from basalt and has been dated ...