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Post #383692 by blindy the pirate on Sat, May 31, 2008 6:51 AM

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Figuring that it wouldn't be too hard to respond to your question, I've been searching Google and can see your dilemma. There is a lot of informative pages of tiki god history like this one:
http://www.mythichawaii.com/tiki-gods.htm

But when it comes to pictures, the names and labeling get all screwy.

I'm far from an expert, but most Ku's have a headdress that is similar to this:

Trying to find a good Kane on the interwebs is harder to find. He has a headdress that is very similar to a Lono. But for a intensive purposes, he looks like this:

Spend some time looking around Tiki Central. There is a lot of talented people and great information that can help you out.