Post #131797 by TikiGardener on Sat, Dec 18, 2004 11:13 PM

I haven't posted pics of my collection for some reason. But Filslash and I were conversing in shout the other night about a Moai that I picked up last month at a flea market. He's a good two feet tall, and I knew I had to have him as the carving is mighty fine by my standards.

Now he was pricey ($65.00) but given that the rule for having a tiki carved is about a hundred dollars a foot, and that I saw a 6" version at an antique shop for $45.00, I felt he was worth the damage to my wallet.

Anyway, Filslash said they had one also, and that they might have been by the same carver. Apparently the ears might indicate origin. So heres some photos of my Moai.

I like the fact that the birdman cult figures were carved into the back.

And a link to picture that shows him to scale, he's lurking in the tv cabinet behind the target tiki bank and shag mugs.

http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/doodah/IMG_1731.jpg.html

So Filslash, do the ears look smilar?

TG

[ Edited by: Humuhumu - changed pic url to new location - 2005-09-23 15:44 ]