Can you identify this Tahitian tiki for me? - General Tiki

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Wed, Dec 8, 2004 5:21 PM I thought as much! It’s funny that when you ask a shopkeeper in a tourist area about a particular tiki, the answer is almost guaranteed to be one of three things: A) The god of love, B) The god of war, or C) The god of fertility. On a trip to Maui a few years back, my wife and I were driving around the island, and ran into a small carving shack alongside the road. The guys selling the tikis were so stoned as to be pretty much unintelligible, but we gathered that every one of their tikis on display were “Love Gods”. It is really hard to find authentic tiki info, at least for me so far. The only evidence of ancient religion that we saw in Tahiti was the ruins of an old temple, which really looked like a pile of stones with moss all over it. So, Sven, I have to say you’re right. This is a “Honeymoon Tiki” for us, and we’ll always treasure it, even if it was made in the Philippines. I think I’ll do that carving for my wife. Mahalo! A-A

I thought as much! It’s funny that when you ask a shopkeeper in a tourist area about a particular tiki, the answer is almost guaranteed to be one of three things: A) The god of love, B) The god of war, or C) The god of fertility.

On a trip to Maui a few years back, my wife and I were driving around the island, and ran into a small carving shack alongside the road. The guys selling the tikis were so stoned as to be pretty much unintelligible, but we gathered that every one of their tikis on display were “Love Gods”.

It is really hard to find authentic tiki info, at least for me so far.

The only evidence of ancient religion that we saw in Tahiti was the ruins of an old temple, which really looked like a pile of stones with moss all over it.

So, Sven, I have to say you’re right. This is a “Honeymoon Tiki” for us, and we’ll always treasure it, even if it was made in the Philippines. I think I’ll do that carving for my wife.

Mahalo!

A-A

Post #129860 by Aaron's Akua on Wed, Dec 8, 2004 5:21 PM