tuku turi or simply tuku. It was the posture used by the men and women who formed the chorus in the festivals called riu, where the posture was known as tuku riu. Typical also of the singers was the slightly backward inclination of the trunk, the raised head, and the goatee, all also seen in the statue. Tukuturi is made of red scoria from Puna Pau, but sits at Rano Raraku, the tuff quarry. It is possibly related to the Tangata manu cult, in which case it would be one of the last moai ever made. It seems likely that this statue represents a riu singer and was made after the production of classic statues had ceased. See also Terevaka Rapa Nui National Park Easter Island References Further reading P. E. Baker (1968). "Preliminary Account of Recent Geological Investigations on Easter Island." Geological Magazine 104 (2): 116–122. Father Sebastian Englert (1970). Island at the Center of the World: New Light on Easter Island. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. J. R. Flenley, S. M. King, J. T. Teller, M. E. Prentice, J. Jackson, and C. Chew (1991). "The Late Quaternary Vegetational and Climatic History of Easter Island." Journal of Quaternary Science 6: 85–115. Jo Anne Van Tilburg (1994). Easter Island Archaeology, Ecology and Culture. London; Washington, D.C.: British Museum Press; Smithsonian Institution Press. http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/eisp/ Alfred Metraux Katherine Routledge (1919). The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition. London. External links Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Rano Raraku Archaeological sites in Easter Island Volcanoes of Easter Island Volcanic crater lakes Maars of Chile Megalithic monuments Rock art of Oceania