Anakena beach, yachts moored in front of the monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, yachts moored in front of the monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, yachts moored in front of the monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Fallen moai head and red scoria topknot at Ahu Akahanga on Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) (Rapa Nui), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, illuminated at dusk, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, yachts moored in front of the monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu on the Island, two of the Tongariki row of 15 giant Moai statues, only this one still has a topknot in place, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile, South America

Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, silhouetted at dusk, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Fallen topknot in foreground, Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) UK (RR)

Blochs Topknot (Phrynorhombus regius), resting on indistinct rocky surface, showing brilliant coloration, St Abbs, Scotland, UK

Portrait of smiling Sikh boy with his hair tied up in a topknot, Amritsar, Punjab, India