NEW Benzart Black Jade Marq 3-6-14 - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 9:41 PM On 2010-08-17 12:55, MadDogMike wrote: Sweet Ben! Never heard of purple jade before. Does have a bit of an alien look with the color, eyes, and fingertips :D Maybe there was some ET contact in New Zealand? The alien vibe is quite apt actually; the Maoris believed, quite literally, that the (hei)Tiki was a depiction of the original Ancestor, who arrived on earth from the stars bringing with him the three baskets of knowledge upon which their culture is based. Where else would a 'little green man' with 3 fingers and large eyes come from? :wink: Those fingers are superb Ben (ditto teeth/butt/material/everything else), are they 'undercut' slightly? Stone loves you! :wink:

On 2010-08-17 12:55, MadDogMike wrote:
Sweet Ben! Never heard of purple jade before. Does have a bit of an alien look with the color, eyes, and fingertips :D Maybe there was some ET contact in New Zealand?

The alien vibe is quite apt actually; the Maoris believed, quite literally, that the (hei)Tiki was a depiction of the original Ancestor, who arrived on earth from the stars bringing with him the three baskets of knowledge upon which their culture is based. Where else would a 'little green man' with 3 fingers and large eyes come from? :wink:

Those fingers are superb Ben (ditto teeth/butt/material/everything else), are they 'undercut' slightly? Stone loves you! :wink:

Post #549256 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 9:41 PM