Easter Island governor begs British Museum to return Moai: 'You have our soul'

Title: "Easter Island governor begs British Museum to return Moai: 'You have our soul'"
Author: AFP
Media Outlet: The Guardian
Publish Date: November 20, 2018

The governor of Easter Island has tearfully begged the British Museum to return one of its famous statues, saying: “Give us a chance so he can come back.” The museum has held the Hoa Hakananai’a – one of the most spiritually important of the Chilean island’s stone monoliths – for 150 years.