Rapa Nui people (Chile)

Last modified: 2005-07-23 by antonio martins
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• The Reimiro Flag of Easter Island, an article by Gustav Tracchia, on the NAVA website
  reported by Phil Nelson, 27 Jan 2001
• The two reimiros decorated with Pascuan writings can be seen on corpus "J" and "L"
  reported by Ivan Sache , 22 Aug 2003

The reimiro flag

Ratio uncertain, but probably 2:3, according to photos.
Pascal Gross, 27 Jan 2001

The symbol is exactly symmetric; the man’s face appears on both sides. This country [Rapanui] national symbol is a “pectoral”, something men wear over their torsos. In Sept.2000, during the inauguration of a new statue in the island, I saw it flown along with the national flag of Chile: The government seems be more sympathic to the idea of giving some autonomy to the islanders.
Gunter Zibell, 25 Jan 2001

The flag of Rapanui is known as Reimiro, which was created century XII more or less. The red figure of means represents a moon with three holes in its sunk part. In the ends two human faces exist watching itself frente-a-frente.