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GT GO TIKI Member <B> SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH</B> Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 610	GT GO TIKI Posted posted on Fri, Jan 8, 2010 5:11 PM Thank You 4wd, I might make that into a mug someday. First of all, Buzzy, I was going for a CocoJoe's looking face but on a larger scale, So that's cool you noticed, I'm bummed that you don't think the bamboo looks like bamboo though. The name of the bowl is Fisherman in PNG or Polynesian hince the fish! This is just a my art inception, Nothing more! Some research for you Buzzy Definitions: Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian triangle. The term "Polynesia", meaning many islands, was first used by Charles de Brosses in 1756, and originally applied to all the islands of the Pacific. Jules Dumont d'Urville in an 1831 lecture (talk) to the Geographical Society of Paris proposed a restriction on its use. Geographically, and oversimply, Polynesia may be described as a triangle with its corners at Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island. The other main island groups located within the Polynesian triangle are Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia. A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Rotuma which is the north of the Fijian islands. There are also small outlier Polynesian enclaves in Papua New Guinea, the Solomons, The Caroline Islands, some of the Lau group to Fiji's southeast and in Vanuatu. However, in essence, Polynesia is an anthropological term referring to one of the three parts of Oceania (the others being Micronesia and Melanesia) whose pre-colonial population generally belongs to one ethno-cultural family as a result of centuries of maritime migrations, Many Polynesian island shared many traditions do to their maritime migrations, Including carvings, pottery, and tapas. Gogo: There are a lot of references out there, Self expression of art should be excepted, Because it's an artist rendition of something he has seen! But if it would make you feel better, Here is another bowl that I made, Marquesas Islands Bowl! Cheers! Gogo One of a kind glaze, By Gogo and Dani Gogo Out! [ Edited by: GO TIKI 2010-01-11 16:10 ]

Thank You 4wd, I might make that into a mug someday.

First of all, Buzzy, I was going for a CocoJoe's looking face but on a larger scale, So that's cool you noticed, I'm bummed that you don't think the bamboo looks like bamboo though. The name of the bowl is Fisherman in PNG or Polynesian hince the fish! This is just a my art inception, Nothing more!

Some research for you Buzzy

Definitions:

Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian triangle. The term "Polynesia", meaning many islands, was first used by Charles de Brosses in 1756, and originally applied to all the islands of the Pacific. Jules Dumont d'Urville in an 1831 lecture (talk) to the Geographical Society of Paris proposed a restriction on its use.

Geographically, and oversimply, Polynesia may be described as a triangle with its corners at Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island. The other main island groups located within the Polynesian triangle are Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.

A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Rotuma which is the north of the Fijian islands. There are also small outlier Polynesian enclaves in Papua New Guinea, the Solomons, The Caroline Islands, some of the Lau group to Fiji's southeast and in Vanuatu. However, in essence, Polynesia is an anthropological term referring to one of the three parts of Oceania (the others being Micronesia and Melanesia) whose pre-colonial population generally belongs to one ethno-cultural family as a result of centuries of maritime migrations, Many Polynesian island shared many traditions do to their maritime migrations, Including carvings, pottery, and tapas.

Gogo:

There are a lot of references out there, Self expression of art should be excepted, Because it's an artist rendition of something he has seen! But if it would make you feel better, Here is another bowl that I made, Marquesas Islands Bowl! Cheers! Gogo

One of a kind glaze, By Gogo and Dani

Gogo Out!

[ Edited by: GO TIKI 2010-01-11 16:10 ]

Post #503098 by GO TIKI on Fri, Jan 8, 2010 5:11 PM