Tiki from Tahiti - Tiki Carving

V vanzac Member Paris Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 17	V vanzac Posted posted on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 2:32 PM Hi everyone, I 've brought from Tahiti a Wooden Tiki, a "modern" one, there is a date engraved on it, it was sculpted around 1993-94, but no signature. The sculptor is either a Maohi or a Popa'a (imported from the Metropole-in other words, France!!!) I'm not sure. It's a great one, full of "Mana", the Spirit of the South Seas! vanzac Stephane is a french architect, currently living in Paris France. He spent a couple of years in Tahiti, and wrote a travel guide with his better half Katy. They both work on a travel diary project (which did 'not find an editor yet...) about Tahiti. In th [ Edited by: vanzac 2008-01-28 14:33 ]

Hi everyone,
I 've brought from Tahiti a Wooden Tiki, a "modern" one, there is a date engraved on it, it was sculpted around 1993-94, but no signature. The sculptor is either a Maohi or a Popa'a (imported from the Metropole-in other words, France!!!) I'm not sure.
It's a great one, full of "Mana", the Spirit of the South Seas!

vanzac

Stephane is a french architect, currently living in Paris France. He spent a couple of years in Tahiti, and wrote a travel guide with his better half Katy. They both work on a travel diary project (which did 'not find an editor yet...) about Tahiti. In th

[ Edited by: vanzac 2008-01-28 14:33 ]

Post #357678 by vanzac on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 2:32 PM