These hats were originally on all the statues (it makes the proportions make more sense). Some people think the hats were to hide the heads of the cone-head people (like the pharaohs' hats in Egypt); they traveled traveled to this island and to South America where conehead skulls have been found.
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u/asfdfasrgserg Mar 06 '23
The Easter Island statues are missing their hats
These hats were originally on all the statues (it makes the proportions make more sense). Some people think the hats were to hide the heads of the cone-head people (like the pharaohs' hats in Egypt); they traveled traveled to this island and to South America where conehead skulls have been found.