Post #447081 by Creative Chimp on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:44 PM

Hey Badd Tiki, i added some pix of the books a have to the post about books. (link below)

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=26061&forum=7&start=last&42

I was at the same cross roads about a year ago and also wanting to know what and why i was carving certain styles and what they meant. i love history and started researching and buying a lot of books. Mostly for art reference but i also wanted to know specific styles relating to the 3 major areas of the south pacific (Melanesia, Micronesia and polynesia)as well as specific styles to island people. "pacific encounters, Island ancestors, oceanic art, as well as the bible-The Book Of Tiki. buy that book first. i have found you can't have enough because even the books that didn't have a lot still bring something to the entire history and you will find lost works in older books that might be in private collections. i found a lot of these before i discovered tiki central so it might be a lot easier for you. hope this helps and good luck. oh...buy used books on amazon, so far, has been the cheapest for me and the books are always in better condition that they have been described.

[ Edited by: Creative Chimp 2009-04-14 16:46 ]