Rare One-of-a-kine Moai carving!!! new buggah added 2/28 spark it! - Tiki Carving

KK kaha kii Tiki Socialite Laguna Beach California Joined: Dec 13, 2005 Posts: 277	KK kaha kii Posted posted on Thu, Feb 2, 2006 10:16 AM Aloha again TC Ohana! Ben, Alldo & Tikibot, Mahalo for the kind words! To answer your questions, Yes! The ancient Polynesians used all kine shell lures to catch the big pelagic fishes! The Pa Kahawai from the Maori is by far the most beautiful of them all with the wood shank, shell overlay and bone barb. Just to think how strong fish like the kahawai, ahi etc. are, makes these type of lures even more amazing! Here is a photo of an actual ancient Maori Pa Kahawai lure... My version of the Pa Kahawai is more stylized than the ancient kine (especially the barb style) but in essence its still fairly authentically accurate and fun to make! Once again, I appreciate all the aloha and great comments! More works to come soon so keep looking! Malama Pono!

Aloha again TC Ohana!
Ben, Alldo & Tikibot, Mahalo for the kind words! To answer your questions, Yes! The ancient Polynesians used all kine shell lures to catch the big pelagic fishes! The Pa Kahawai from the Maori is by far the most beautiful of them all with the wood shank, shell overlay and bone barb. Just to think how strong fish like the kahawai, ahi etc. are, makes these type of lures even more amazing! Here is a photo of an actual ancient Maori Pa Kahawai lure...

My version of the Pa Kahawai is more stylized than the ancient kine (especially the barb style) but in essence its still fairly authentically accurate and fun to make!

Once again, I appreciate all the aloha and great comments! More works to come soon so keep looking!

Malama Pono!

Post #212174 by kaha kii on Thu, Feb 2, 2006 10:16 AM