Post #244943 by Paipo on Tue, Jul 25, 2006 2:40 PM

Thanks surf-n-turf, feel free to adapt the designs if you like. It's pretty cool having a design sourcebook on your arm! I love the Cooks carving & tattoo designs, they are amongst the pinnacle of Pacific art in my opinion. The bold one running down the "haft" of the adze is one of the Mangaian variants of a design called "tikitikitangata" which represents a row of people with interlinked arms. I've seen about 4 versions so far but I'm sure there are more. They were common on the Mangaian pedestal adzes and drums. Watch this space, as I'll have a few Cooks inspired pieces coming up.