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Paipo
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On 2010-10-31 17:16, bigbrotiki wrote:
Hey Paipo, I have one of its children!
He looks like he's based on a Tene Waitere carving maybe?
That's a bit more naturalistic than my gold versions:
Very cool Sven - I thought someone here was bound to have one of these!
I had to look Tene Waitere up - I just bought the "Maori Wood Sculpture" book with his famous piece on the cover last week (finally) - but I wasn't familiar with his name and work. Is there an old piece you've seen that is close to this? This style to me is very commercial and late 20th century, much like what happened with Hawaiian art and the Coco Joe's pieces, where tradition was tweaked to accommodate the expectations of the tourist market.
Paul - if you can live with the tacky gold paint job, I probably have 1 or 2 of these left in the box. I'll get it down soon and let you know.
[ Edited by: Paipo 2010-11-01 13:22 ]
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