The moai of Rapa Nui, serving as silent sentinels on stone platforms, are believed to depict which beings?
A) Individual portraits
B) Sacred earth gods
C) Original islanders
D) Ancestral chiefs

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The moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are believed to depict ancestral chiefs, serving as representations of the islanders' ancestors and embodying their authority and power.

The Moai of Rapa Nui, Serving as Silent Sentinels on Stone