Tiki Central / General Tiki / Tiki and Caribbean. Can they be mixed?
Post #296224 by christiki295 on Sun, Apr 1, 2007 10:15 PM
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The manifestations of the Carribean (Taino) gods, called Zemis, are very similar to the South Pacific tikis. As the larger image indicates, the Zemi gods had a fierce expression, a head which is tilted forward, was based on ancestoral depictions and, most of all, was imbued with magical power. These are all characteristics of pre-contact Hawaiian tiki. Other Zemi gods just look like tikis. |