Post #141266 by virani on Tue, Feb 15, 2005 10:09 AM

I remember from my trip in the marquesas that when the tikis were female, it was in fact the representation of a female that died while giving birth. The guide there told me that dying in that particular time was very chocking for them, as giving birth was the most important thing of their life.
So, this is why they wanted to honor a lot the women pregnant.