TikiGap's thread - Tiki 20 and other travels - Page 22 - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Tue, Jan 9, 2007 8:46 PM On 2007-01-09 20:03, tikigap wrote: I learned that this kind of guy should be hung from the arm. Well I didn't realize that at first, so he's top heavy. He's short because of a bad choice of stone stock. I'm surprised it came out as ok as it did... next one will be with better stone. Criticism welcome... *Not a criticism, but... there are two main 'types' of Maori Hei-tiki: the earlier style was indeed hung from the armhole, but is quite a different shape to the one you have here; which is a pretty decent rendition of the 'upright' version, whose suspension hole was discreetly drilled at the top of head. There doesnt look to be quite enough room for a hole in this guy (has happened to me Many times!!) so Id leave as is. Well done! Tama :)

On 2007-01-09 20:03, tikigap wrote:
I learned that this kind of guy should be hung from the arm. Well I didn't realize that at first, so he's top heavy. He's short because of a bad choice of stone stock. I'm surprised it came out as ok as it did... next one will be with better stone.

Criticism welcome...

*Not a criticism, but...

there are two main 'types' of Maori Hei-tiki: the earlier style was indeed hung from the armhole, but is quite a different shape to the one you have here; which is a pretty decent rendition of the 'upright' version, whose suspension hole was discreetly drilled at the top of head.

There doesnt look to be quite enough room for a hole in this guy (has happened to me Many times!!) so Id leave as is.

Well done! Tama :)

Post #277835 by Tamapoutini on Tue, Jan 9, 2007 8:46 PM