Editing Moai (section)

====''Pukao'' topknots and headdresses====
{{Main|Pukao}}
The more recent moai had ''[[pukao]]'' on their heads, which represent the [[Māori people|topknot]] of the chieftains. According to local tradition, the [[Mana (Oceanian mythology)|mana]] was preserved in the hair. The pukao were carved out of red scoria, a very light rock from a quarry at [[Puna Pau]]. Red itself is considered a sacred color in Polynesia. The added pukao suggest a further status to the moai.<ref name="The Rise 2013">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=The Rise & Fall of Easter Island's Culture. Sentinels in Stone |url=http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/easter/sentinels_in_stone.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928213331/http://bradshawfoundation.com/easter/sentinels_in_stone.php |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=6 October 2018 |publisher=Bradshaw Foundation}}</ref> <!-- ORIG INFORMATION: 29 October 2013. -->