Where to find authentic Lono depictions???? - General Tiki

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Wed, Jun 28, 2006 10:43 PM SCM, this as close to authentic as you will get. As with most Hawaiian tikis, Lono has a number of guises and will vary from carver to carver, island to island, and period to period. I once read in "Hawaiian Sculpture" that Lono could even be considered as vaguely as any Hawaiian tiki with a tall headdress. That being said, this version is as close to "standard" as any I've seen, and is a very old version too boot (and thus close to "the source"). On 2005-09-06 23:05, Aaron's Akua wrote: Here's a great website with descriptions of the gods and lots of other artifacts & info on the ancient Hawaiians. It's called Hawaiian Hall. Name: Lono Origin: Hawaiian Islands Artist: Unknown Description: In ancient Hawaiian religion, LONO was a god of peace, sports, agriculture, and certain types of healing, crafts and other cultural practices. In the esoteric tradition LONO represented the mental consciousness, or what in modern terms could be called the "conscious mind." In Hawaiian culture, hair is a symbol of thought. On this LONO figure the hair is piled high on top and does not extend all the way to the ground. This symbolizes imagination and abstract thinking, which is not necessarily based on direct physical experience. Good luck with your carving. A-A

SCM, this as close to authentic as you will get. As with most Hawaiian tikis, Lono has a number of guises and will vary from carver to carver, island to island, and period to period. I once read in "Hawaiian Sculpture" that Lono could even be considered as vaguely as any Hawaiian tiki with a tall headdress. That being said, this version is as close to "standard" as any I've seen, and is a very old version too boot (and thus close to "the source").

On 2005-09-06 23:05, Aaron's Akua wrote:
Here's a great website with descriptions of the gods and lots of other artifacts & info on the ancient Hawaiians. It's called Hawaiian Hall.

*Name: Lono
Origin: Hawaiian Islands
Artist: Unknown
Description: In ancient Hawaiian religion, LONO was a god of peace, sports, agriculture, and certain types of healing, crafts and other cultural practices.

In the esoteric tradition LONO represented the mental consciousness, or what in modern terms could be called the "conscious mind." In Hawaiian culture, hair is a symbol of thought. On this LONO figure the hair is piled high on top and does not extend all the way to the ground. This symbolizes imagination and abstract thinking, which is not necessarily based on direct physical experience. *

Good luck with your carving.

A-A

Post #240240 by Aaron's Akua on Wed, Jun 28, 2006 10:43 PM