eBay: The LAST Kahiki inspired Moai mask and an Alien mask listed - Collecting Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 12:29 PM Thanks guys for the support! :) SugarCaddyDaddy I'll look into it. The main cost for all of this is the shipping, the carvings are only $3-4 each (and hence why I brought back two boxes of them). :wink: The choice is between air at $8.70 KG (2.2 lbs.) and it takes 2-3 weeks, or sea at $3.95 a KG BUT it takes 2-3 MONTHS to arrive. This of course is after they carve and dry them them. The drying being very important as there is a huge weight loss and it takes at least 10-14 days (you must do this slowly or they can crack) for the pieces to get down to about a kilo each in weight. The pieces I brought back when they were less than a week old, lost 1/2 their weight with another weeks drying! I will probably have the carver, Noel, who made the 'bone in nose' Cannibal make some more of those and a couple of other things since he seems to do the best work and is the most reliable. But he can only make about 2 pieces a day. Also there is someone asking me to custom replicate 4 different masks from a Shag drawing (I am so sick of Shag) for him, and I think it would be a bit difficult, but if I do it I would probably have Noel make up several of each of them for me. Formikahini I am glad you like the Cannibal and thanks for your feedback. I hope it finds a cool spot to hang. :D [ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-18 12:33 ]

Thanks guys for the support! :)

SugarCaddyDaddy I'll look into it. The main cost for all of this is the shipping, the carvings are only $3-4 each (and hence why I brought back two boxes of them). :wink: The choice is between air at $8.70 KG (2.2 lbs.) and it takes 2-3 weeks, or sea at $3.95 a KG BUT it takes 2-3 MONTHS to arrive. This of course is after they carve and dry them them. The drying being very important as there is a huge weight loss and it takes at least 10-14 days (you must do this slowly or they can crack) for the pieces to get down to about a kilo each in weight. The pieces I brought back when they were less than a week old, lost 1/2 their weight with another weeks drying!

I will probably have the carver, Noel, who made the 'bone in nose' Cannibal make some more of those and a couple of other things since he seems to do the best work and is the most reliable. But he can only make about 2 pieces a day. Also there is someone asking me to custom replicate 4 different masks from a Shag drawing (I am so sick of Shag) for him, and I think it would be a bit difficult, but if I do it I would probably have Noel make up several of each of them for me.

Formikahini I am glad you like the Cannibal and thanks for your feedback. I hope it finds a cool spot to hang. :D

[ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-18 12:33 ]

Post #60606 by Rattiki on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 12:29 PM