Gods [AND GODDESSES] suitable for carving. (Can’t tell my Lono from my Ku) - General Tiki

G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 3:43 PM The Tiki on the top is LONO, the middle is KU and da kine on da bottom is made usually by peopo from Tonga, I can tell by the carving style. It's their iterpretation of a hawaiian tiki. which Hawaiian tiki...I think they feel the tourist who are picking them up don't know a thing about tiki so they say what evas....Ku, Lono, etc... I think it look's like it's own style...Tongan, it looks like Ku to me not Lono. I don't really buy those tourist pieces, they are to plenty for me. Not that they're not nice, I just like to collect rare pieces of tiki pop art.

The Tiki on the top is LONO, the middle is KU and da kine on da bottom is made usually by peopo from Tonga, I can tell by the carving style. It's their iterpretation of a hawaiian tiki. which Hawaiian tiki...I think they feel the tourist who are picking them up don't know a thing about tiki so they say what evas....Ku, Lono, etc... I think it look's like it's own style...Tongan, it looks like Ku to me not Lono. I don't really buy those tourist pieces, they are to plenty for me.
Not that they're not nice, I just like to collect rare pieces of tiki pop art.

Post #19050 by GECKO on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 3:43 PM