Cannibal Cave Tradition
Inside of what’s known as the ‘Cannibal Cave,’ they discovered illustrations of the Tangata manu, which means ‘Birdman’ in English. According to experts, this person was the winner of the island’s annual competition of the first egg collection. What’s that you ask? Well, the contestants swam to a nearby island, collected the first egg of the season and whoever returned first to Rapa Nui became that year’s Birdman and thus, the community leader for the year.
Cannibal Cave Tradition
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