Post #306809 by Cammo on Wed, May 16, 2007 3:39 PM

The idea behind this thread is to have a reference bank of Native Tiki photos. They should be original, pre-contact or close to it, interesting native carvings. Photos from out-of-print books, pictures you've taken on site, or shot in museums around the world would be great. Let's not argue terms, you folks get the idea.

Attaching a date, type of wood used, location of carving to each would be really helpful. If the dates and locations aren't correct, don't sweat it. A lot of this stuff is hard to track down.

These first ones are from a Sotheby's Auction. Cool, huh?

New Guinea Highlands, early 20th century. Board figure.

Maori Temple Center Post. East Coast Hawkes Bay area of New Zealand, dated to c. 1820.

Pentecost Island, Vanuatu mask. C. 1890.

Pair of figures from the Marquesas Islands. From the collection of Ambrose Vollard, carved c. 1880.