Post #56420 by Rattiki on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 9:17 PM

Well that was pretty easy so hear is the rest. That piece above was one I bought that were already made when I got there, but there were only six in the whole village as far as I could find. I mailed one (along with a few other masks) to some friends I made in White Beach, Mindoro to put on their beach side, bamboo, nipa hut style bar and I'll keep one so I'll have only 4 to put up for grabs on ebay.

This is also a piece that was already made and I only brought back 4 of them, one I'll keep.

This I had made up custom, well actually I had made 4 drawings and picked out 3 for them to make, but somehow they got a hold of this 4th one and had made it before I knew it. So I said I would pay them for just the one as I had not been satisfied with the drawing, but when it was finished (sanded, stained and waxed) I was really impressed that such a simple piece looked so nice (IMO). Sorry though, I only have one for me.

Not the greatest picture but this is inspired by the fireplace in the old Kahiki, and it looks very kewl in hand (IMHO). I had 6 or 7 of these made so I will have 4 or 5 up for grabs soon.

Of these 3 statues the one to the left is a headhunter and are quite common there (I may put one up for grabs). The one in the middle is a bit more uncommon, but I picked up a couple so I will probably off one of them. The one on the right was a statue I had made, well actually someone else had asked the carvers to make one about 4 feet tall. The commissioning buyer had only given the carver a 5 inch tall version of it to copy. It was quite a feat to do I thought! So when I saw it I quickly asked if he could rush carve me one at 20 inches high as I was leaving the very next day at 5 PM. He pulled off (for a few extra dollars), but I only have the one I'll keep. BUT if you guys like it I am pretty sure I could have more made.

This 'savage' piece was inspired from the menu cover of the Palm's Tiki Bar found in The Book of Tiki on page 156. I say inspired as we were TRYING to make an exact replica, but it was the hardest of the custom work to get just right. I think they did a good job and the second one down was done by a very fine carver so the detail work is excelent, but he did it with out the correct dimensions. Anyway I have one of the second piece and 3 or 4 of the first to off.

Last, but not least, this custom, bone-in-nose canibal piece that I drew from just my mind's eye of several different Tikis I have seen about. It is my favorite piece and the hardest to carve. The carver also did the second savage piece. He has a great eye for detail and took great care in his work. I have only 4 of these to sell.