Gman vs Wild - Page 1; Kotiate Warrior 183; BoatMan 184; Gman Lizard Dance 190; Screamer 193 - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Wed, May 30, 2007 1:08 AM On 2007-05-28 14:14, GMAN wrote: Kia ora, After a quick detour to old Hawaii, I am back in NZ (in my mind at least). I've been back looking through Sotheby's auction papers lately and I came across a neat little Maori figure that they sold. The original is 5 1/2 inches tall, is absolutely magnificent, and sold for 57,000 dollars. The catalog entry suggests that it was carved in the Rougowkakaata tribal style in the early 19th century. Lovely start Gman. He's got some great shape/form going on. -Any chance of seeing your reference pic? Im wondering whether he was part of another carving or free-standing; the latter were fairly rare compared to other Polynesian Isles. Cool choice of subject matter. Tama :)

On 2007-05-28 14:14, GMAN wrote:
Kia ora,

After a quick detour to old Hawaii, I am back in NZ (in my mind at least). I've been back looking through Sotheby's auction papers lately and I came across a neat little Maori figure that they sold. The original is 5 1/2 inches tall, is absolutely magnificent, and sold for 57,000 dollars. The catalog entry suggests that it was carved in the Rougowkakaata tribal style in the early 19th century.

Lovely start Gman. He's got some great shape/form going on. -Any chance of seeing your reference pic? Im wondering whether he was part of another carving or free-standing; the latter were fairly rare compared to other Polynesian Isles. Cool choice of subject matter.

Tama :)

Post #309702 by Tamapoutini on Wed, May 30, 2007 1:08 AM