Post #273609 by Basement Kahuna on Tue, Dec 19, 2006 8:21 AM

Thanks, G, and Tamp. G-man is right, the fourth finger presumably wraps around the hip. It's based on a Hei Tiki that can be seen in "Decorative Arts Of The New Zealand Maori", a good little book with great photographs, published in the 60's. I've nearly worn my copy out! This is only the second Hei Tiki I've carved, the other I carved in soapstone 6 years ago...long gone.