Help w/ researching traditional/ authentic tiki designs - Tiki Carving

D Davez_tikiz Member Riverside, CA Joined: Aug 17, 2005 Posts: 333	D Davez_tikiz Posted posted on Wed, Nov 2, 2005 9:15 PM I have done some looking and managed to find some good books on some of the authentic styles... Of course Oceanic Art is filed with stuff. Hawaiian Sculpture, by J Halley Cox and William Davenport, has lots of good info and pics of original Hawaiian carvings. Adorning the World, Art of the Marquesas Islands by Erik Kjellgren has lots of good info on original Marquesan carvings. It showcases the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Just got Maori Carving Illustrated by W J Phillipps, which has lots of good pics and drawings of Maori carvings. Ordered some other Maori carving books from some bookstore in NZ... will list them when they arrive. Each of these has info on the origins and types of carvings specific to the particular island, some interesting reading as well as lots of visual examples.

I have done some looking and managed to find some good books on some of the authentic styles...

Of course Oceanic Art is filed with stuff.

Hawaiian Sculpture, by J Halley Cox and William Davenport, has lots of good info and pics of original Hawaiian carvings.

Adorning the World, Art of the Marquesas Islands by Erik Kjellgren has lots of good info on original Marquesan carvings. It showcases the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Just got Maori Carving Illustrated by W J Phillipps, which has lots of good pics and drawings of Maori carvings. Ordered some other Maori carving books from some bookstore in NZ... will list them when they arrive.

Each of these has info on the origins and types of carvings specific to the particular island, some interesting reading as well as lots of visual examples.

Post #196225 by Davez_tikiz on Wed, Nov 2, 2005 9:15 PM