Post #312491 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 1:42 PM

I would say they are rare because though it was quite common to carve Tikis from fern wood in the 60s, the stuff does not last outside, it rots much faster than other wood, even palm. It's also more difficult to give them shape, the stringy wood makes them look furry around the edges. So interior-kept ones are probably the only ones left.