Post #217417 by kaha kii on Sat, Feb 25, 2006 11:58 PM

Aloha again TC Ohana!
Its been awhile but Im back with a few new pieces for you all to spark once again!
ALLDO- sorry not get back to you brah! If you ever want to stop by the shop, just go to me website and grab the phone #'s...Im usually around most days 9 to 5-ish! And, I usually have a small display of my work you could check out...

So here's a new manta ray pendant a bit bigger than the last one some of you may have seen in my previous post.This buggah is made from ancient walrus bone with Tahitian Black pearl shell eyes!



Here's another "Lono" tiki makau made from rare Sperm whale jaw bone! This is a special order for one of my bruddah's from Wainaie, a Hui Hou brah!

This next "Lono" tiki makau is very special custom order! This buggah is made from Sperm whale tooth Ivory! Its a pretty tricky material to work with when carving because of the combination of hard outer enamel, and softer inner dentine layers...Plus, this is the most highly regulated marine mammal material available. This tooth was pre-1927 antique from the old whaling days, now living a new life as "Lono" god of Peace & prosperity...You also have to very careful not to heat up the material as you carve & polish and if you work it just right it comes out pono, yeah?!

Mahalo again for looking and more miki'oi carvings to come!

Malama Pono!