Unusual Kahiki ashtray.. and more from J.J. Hite (2-26-07) - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Feb 26, 2007 8:44 PM Ahu, you will find the original mask in this Kon-Id mug thread below, under the "Picasso Mug": http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14265&forum=12&0 It's a Kifwebe mask from Zaire: "...made in the bush far from outside eyes, they are consecrated during a secret ceremony in which the spirit takes possession of the new masks..." They always were one of my favorite examples of the primitive modern convergence. Congrats to the great finds, very cool! (Note to the mug-obsessed: Do not derail this thread- The above link is an old thread, the sale is over, inquiries will be ignored, any Kon-Id mugs I might have left will go on e-bay.) [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-02-26 20:52 ]

Ahu, you will find the original mask in this Kon-Id mug thread below, under the "Picasso Mug":

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14265&forum=12&0

It's a Kifwebe mask from Zaire: "...made in the bush far from outside eyes, they are consecrated during a secret ceremony in which the spirit takes possession of the new masks..."

They always were one of my favorite examples of the primitive modern convergence.
Congrats to the great finds, very cool!

(Note to the mug-obsessed: Do not derail this thread- The above link is an old thread, the sale is over, inquiries will be ignored, any Kon-Id mugs I might have left will go on e-bay.)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-02-26 20:52 ]

Post #288392 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Feb 26, 2007 8:44 PM