Nephrite Jade Tiki - Collecting Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Sat, May 31, 2003 3:17 AM The range of prices of these Tiki's is vast. New, crudely carved ones are obviously very cheap, but older, intricately carved ones can go for massive amounts of money as they can be of museum quality. My tip is to try getting one from the source - New Zealand. A quick Google search came up with this fine page: http://www.lawas.co.nz/LINKS/tikipage.htm This particular sentence, "The name tiki (penis) is one which is applied to stone statues elsewhere in Polynesia" caught my eye though as it brings new meaning to 'Tiki' Central...... Trader Woody [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2003-05-31 03:18 ]

The range of prices of these Tiki's is vast. New, crudely carved ones are obviously very cheap, but older, intricately carved ones can go for massive amounts of money as they can be of museum quality. My tip is to try getting one from the source - New Zealand.

A quick Google search came up with this fine page:
http://www.lawas.co.nz/LINKS/tikipage.htm

This particular sentence, "The name tiki (penis) is one which is applied to stone statues elsewhere in Polynesia" caught my eye though as it brings new meaning to 'Tiki' Central......

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2003-05-31 03:18 ]

Post #36731 by Trader Woody on Sat, May 31, 2003 3:17 AM