Post #274155 by Tamapoutini on Wed, Dec 20, 2006 11:53 PM

Seasons Greetings Everyone!

Probably my last post for the year; carving officially finished today & I am more than ready for some hard-core R&R (if there is such a thing?) The past couple of days have just been tying up loose ends & a bit of a clean-up of the workshop.

KTD: Blue/green; got it!

Cheers Gman/JP/Gap/Sneaky/Kaha

Benz: If you're an imposter; Im an imposter! No, hang on... um.

Paipo: You're right. You gotta watch those Sneaky buggers! As for the other: its not the size thats the problem; it gets so bad; cant discuss here, :lol: - ack!

Following a discussion with Alientiki I thought Id flick a couple of pics up which show the re-working of neolithic Maori toki/adzeheads. This became a common occurance in the 1800s' due to the demand from (pred.) European visitors/settlers, who also bought with them steel tools which made the stone toki conveniently redundant anyhoo...

I have found a few pics of old reworked tiki/toki showing in part how the 'classic' image of Maori hei-tiki evolved.

Partially transformed toki/tiki...

The original toki a little harder to see in this one. (looks as though it may have been found in a river or beach; got that softened/weathered look about it)

And in this one very little remains of the toki form, but I would put money on this being a reworked blade.

A bit amateurish after those fine examples, but a wee while ago I made an 'artifact' (arti'fiction' or artifake I calls it :lol:) for my own wall. Note the 'reworked' adze & 'original' broken hole. *Deliberately left enough evidence of 21st Century manufacture so as not to be accused of antiquities fraud! All part of my personal study, your Honour... Another small unfinished version dug out of the '80'.

And because we're on the subject I thought Id flick a pic of 'Hei-tiki Kohatu' again; he was the product of a combination of power tools (internal holes) & traditional Maori 'scarfing'/sawing with stone tools. Not made as an adzeform, rather cut into a naturally shaped jade beachpebble.

Feels good to have finished on a 'Traditional' note - 'Tra-la-la-la-laaah La-la-la-laahhh'...

Have a good/safe Xmas & New Year everyone!! Have a cold one for me :wink: & Ill see you in '07 for more Tiki Madness!

TamaTheTerrible :)