Basement Kahuna -New Maori Bone Pendant 3/04 - Tiki Carving

T Tiki-Kate Member Yucaipa, CA Joined: Sep 21, 2003 Posts: 1700	T Tiki-Kate Posted posted on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 11:24 AM BK, Apparently, all you have to do to keep everyone safe is to remove the tapu from your workspace. When I was at the Maori Arts & Crafts Institute, I read a sign in the student carving area that explained that the tapu had been removed from the room so that the images of the ancestors could be carved for commercial purposes without anyone being harmed. I was fascinated by this concept and asked all of the carvers how this was achieved. Everyone was a little dodgy about the details though. :)

BK,

Apparently, all you have to do to keep everyone safe is to remove the tapu from your workspace.

When I was at the Maori Arts & Crafts Institute, I read a sign in the student carving area that explained that the tapu had been removed from the room so that the images of the ancestors could be carved for commercial purposes without anyone being harmed.

I was fascinated by this concept and asked all of the carvers how this was achieved. Everyone was a little dodgy about the details though. :)

Post #227289 by Tiki-Kate on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 11:24 AM