Post #254223 by Tamapoutini on Wed, Sep 13, 2006 5:34 PM

*Not strictly Tiki, but I thought Id add a quick one to show you the type of 'bread n butter' work that I do when not carving the wee heathen devils...

Not particularly inspiring to work on, but more affordable to the average punter wishing for a representative piece of pounamu. Im sure its an exaggeration to say that half of NZers wear a jade pendant, but it is a very common & culturally 'correct' thing to sport. A new 'motion' was passed recently relating to the dresscode in public schools; no student may be made to remove pounamu or bone carvings anymore (once the privilage of religious icons/crosses only). So there you go...

To keep it a bit more tiki related, Ive included a pic of a traditional 'Peka-peka' pendant, named and based on the small native bat shape, but also a double-headed Manaia form (the origins of this are believed unknown).

TTT