Info Request - Oceanic Tattoo Warrior - Got one? - Collecting Tiki

H hecktow Member Joined: Feb 22, 2006 Posts: 50	H hecktow Posted posted on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:44 PM Looking for some info on this guy. I got him about a year ago. Verbal history was he came from the estate or a sailor from WW2. He got him some place in the Pacific around the mid to late 1940's or early 1950's time frame. Person I bought it from thought it might be from the Cook Islands. I think that could be right, but he may also be from Marquesas or Tahiti. large! stands 21" tall, and the spear in hand measures 28" Heavy wood, carved patterns mimic full body tattoos the kings and Warriors had. . In trying to research it I have read that tattoo warrior figures were carved in Marquesas & Tahiti, but I have not been able to find photos of anything close to this one. Anyone? Please don't tell me he's really from New Jersey. Thanks! [ Edited by: hecktow 2009-02-10 09:53 ]

Looking for some info on this guy. I got him about a year ago. Verbal history was he came from the estate or a sailor from WW2. He got him some place in the Pacific around the mid to late 1940's or early 1950's time frame. Person I bought it from thought it might be from the Cook Islands. I think that could be right, but he may also be from Marquesas or Tahiti. large! stands 21" tall, and the spear in hand measures 28" Heavy wood, carved patterns mimic full body tattoos the kings and Warriors had. . In trying to research it I have read that tattoo warrior figures were carved in Marquesas & Tahiti, but I have not been able to find photos of anything close to this one. Anyone? Please don't tell me he's really from New Jersey. Thanks!

[ Edited by: hecktow 2009-02-10 09:53 ]

Post #432728 by hecktow on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:44 PM