After the invasion of Peruvian slave traders around 1860/65, the indigenous population on Easter Island was practically wiped out. We know nothing about the once thriving old culture on Rapanui - absolutely nothing. Here and there on other islands in Polynesia, alleged Easter Islanders gave information about the old days much later. None of this is authentic and all Easter Island research in this regard is based on never confirmed information from the fantasies of supposed initiates. The informants were asked for a tried and tested recipe, which was then output as "confirmed knowledge" via their answers. This genocide towards the end of the 19th century is still denied by science. Their dubious sources are as stable as a house of cards in the wind. You still think you live better with lies than with ignorance. To date, the origin of the Easter Islanders has not been clearly proven. At most, modern archaeological research results are acceptable. And they do not fit into the fantasy island of Easter Island, which can be easily recognized as such. In a written culture all over Oceania, oral tradition has been the central pillar of their culture, traditions and rituals, beliefs, their art, and more. These lines of information, which had been passed on seamlessly for millennia, were torn. It was therefore almost a miracle that a Chilean teacher working on Rapanui learned about the existence of various manuscripts around 1950 that could provide information about the settlement of Easter Island. Written in a school exercise book in gibberish, but with Latin letters! I do not go into this in any more detail; it is sufficient to know that the dream soul of an old man found Rapanui and told about it to Hoto Matua, the forefather of the Easter Islanders who was probably forced to emigrate. The soul of Haumaka flew over seven islands before discovering Easter Island as the eighth country. With this I have fully explained the title of the picture. The oil painting is painted on a lead foil, which depending on the perspective, time of day of the sun and the season either shows an evening mood or the light in the early morning. The realistic picture shows the "eighth country" from the sea, as seen by the crew of the two double canoes under Commander Hoto Matua in the early morning of their arrival. The upper row of some characters from the Rongorongo system is a metaphor for the star course of the two boats whose destination we know, Easter Island, but whose original home is unknown. Even if scientists do not want to admit it without evidence to the contrary.

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The Eighth Land by Michael H. Dietrich. Available as an art print on canvas, photo paper, watercolor board, uncoated paper or Japanese paper.
easter island · polynesia · seafaring · star courses · settlement · writing · foil painting · history rapanui