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Post #13657 by bigbadtikidaddy on Wed, Nov 13, 2002 3:20 PM

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I posted waay back that somebody came to my shop (when I still had one) & offered to sell me this guy because he heard I was into tiki.
The condition is kind of rough & the neck is broken at the bottom. It might of had a body once? I have no idea where this came from, so who knows.
I truly hope it wasnt heinously pilfered from somewhwere, the guy I bought it from was sort of sketchy.
I still havent done anything to it. I was going to paint it all black again to minimize the effect of the chipping & affix it to some kind of base. It would have to be a sturdy base, cause this piece is HEAVY!
I really dig this design & it is clearly vintage.
Does anyone have a clue as to the style/carver/age?
Any info would be great!