Korea DMZ tiki - General Tiki

O Ojaitimo Member Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 1317	O Ojaitimo Posted posted on Mon, Dec 25, 2006 8:35 AM Great post, I lived in Okinawa in 1969 and there were carvings like the DMZ tiki carved by Ryukyan islanders whom the Japanese had invaded hundreds of years before. They continued this tradition and when weapons were banned by the Japanese they invented a form of fighting using farm tools. I am not sure, maybe one of you knows if this type of carving was initially banned. I didn't see many examples of it when I was there but maybe it was once common and there were a few I can remember. No photos though, maybe one of you has some?

Great post, I lived in Okinawa in 1969 and there were carvings like the DMZ tiki carved by Ryukyan islanders whom the Japanese had invaded hundreds of years before. They continued this tradition and when weapons were banned by the Japanese they invented a form of fighting using farm tools. I am not sure, maybe one of you knows if this type of carving was initially banned. I didn't see many examples of it when I was there but maybe it was once common and there were a few I can remember.
No photos though, maybe one of you has some?

Post #274868 by Ojaitimo on Mon, Dec 25, 2006 8:35 AM