Post #447010 by Badd Tiki on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 10:58 AM

So I'm pretty new to the tiki thing although I've been lurking around here for a year or so now.

But I've never come across a post that describes this stuff, and the google searches I've done didn't turn up much. I didn't even really know what to search the forums for...

My recent carving was basically a design heavily inspired by Buzzy. I was flipping through his 200 page thread last week and came across a pic of a huge lineup of 20+ tiki's. The design I used was in the middle, a shorter yellow guy. When I saw it I had to do that style, but I don't know what it's called.

There are a few other styles I really like that I want to try, but it sucks not really knowing what I'm carving or what to call them. The others I like are cannibals and the ones with 'braids' running down their backs.

So is there a thread, maybe a book or somewhere I can get info on what types the Tiki's are, their significance, etc...
I'd like to start off with more formal tiki designs and not borrow designs from everyones carvings. Then when I start understanding them more I can work into my own style a bit more, I just want to establish a solid foundation to work from.