Post #405429 by Tipua on Mon, Sep 1, 2008 11:16 PM

On 2008-09-01 21:33, Toataiaha wrote:

Despite the fantasies of some , TIKI are not world wide , Pacific wide , or Polynesia wide .

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This article is about the large Polynesian carvings in humanoid form. For other uses, see Tiki (disambiguation).

In Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean, tiki is a name given to large carvings of humanoid form. These carvings often serve to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. The word appears as tiki in New Zealand Mâori, Cook Islands Mâori, Tuamotuan, and Marquesan; as ti'i in Tahitian, and as ki'i in Hawaiian. The word has not been recorded from the languages of Western Polynesia or of Rapanui (Easter Island). ""

Hmmm... That's interesting.

But Samoans would've had an equilavent to tiki surely?
Humans everywhere (especially in the Pacific) carved images in wood and stone. Is Samoa an exception? I'd be suprised if Samoa didn't create similar objects, if not under the name tiki then something else (like Rapanui moai for instance). No carved objects in humanoid form similar to tiki were apparent to me in Samoa. I still blame the missionaries! :)