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T Talkie-Tiki Member Hendersonville. N.C Joined: Jul 05, 2002 Posts: 193	T Talkie-Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 8:07 PM Ti·ki¹tēkē n-s [Maori& Marquesan]1 usually cap: an embodiment of the first male or the superhuman creator of mankind [bold] 2 a: a Polynesian wood or stone image set up as a temporary abode or embodiment of a god or other supernatural power but not worshiped as an idol b:a Maori image representing ancestor that is usu. either large and of wood or a small, often in the form of a pendent, and of greenstone <a greenstone ~which has been in her family for generations –Auckland (New Zealand) Star> – compare with Hei-Tiki [ Edited by: Talkie-Tiki on 2003-01-13 19:16 ] [ Edited by: Talkie-Tiki on 2003-01-13 19:18 ]

Ti·ki¹tēkē n-s [Maori& Marquesan]1 usually cap: an embodiment of the first male or the superhuman creator of mankind [bold] 2 a: a Polynesian wood or stone image set up as a temporary abode or embodiment of a god or other supernatural power but not worshiped as an idol b:a Maori image representing ancestor that is usu. either large and of wood or a small, often in the form of a pendent, and of greenstone <a greenstone ~which has been in her family for generations –Auckland (New Zealand) Star> – compare with Hei-Tiki

[ Edited by: Talkie-Tiki on 2003-01-13 19:16 ]

[ Edited by: Talkie-Tiki on 2003-01-13 19:18 ]

Post #19078 by Talkie-Tiki on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 8:07 PM