Post #379492 by bigbrotiki on Sat, May 10, 2008 11:19 PM

On 2008-05-10 21:33, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
"The support figures are informal, suggesting the buffon, the acrobat, or the playful imp. They exhibit neither noble bearing, pride, nor manisfestations of mana. Instead, they are eternally committed to humble work, which they do lightly and with a cooperative and playful spirit."
There is also a theoritical link between these figure types and the Menehunes of lore.

Thank you Buzzy for supplying the archaeological intel for those who do not have an Oceanic art book shelf. The above bowl can also be found in the Book of Tiki, and another classic support figure bowl is shown in Tiki Modern, respectively. They are some of the very few authentic artifacts depicted in my books.

It's odd that this thread has so many island native neighborhood examples, where are all the American urban archeologists? I guess in modern urban sprawls like L.A,. Tikis are mostly not in a neighborhood-like vicinity.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-05-10 23:27 ]