Tiki Central / General Tiki / Marquesas Islands vacation - tiki photos for you.
Post #618907 by ikitnrev on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 2:43 AM
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Ever since Sven posted photos of his Aranui freighter trip to the Marquesas Islands (almost 10 years ago?), I have dreamed of doing the same. I've been fortunate to finally accomplish that dream - returning last weekend from a 3 week journey to Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. I timed my trip to correspond to the Marquesan Arts Festival, held once every four years. I took a ton of pictures, trying to document most every tiki representation I could find - whether it was from an old archaeological site, a modern carving, a tiki-inspired design embellishment on an other wise boring cement wall, or even of tiki figures for sale in Papeete. I've uploaded these tiki photos to my facebook photo directories, and decided to make those photos available for all of you on Tiki Central to view. The photos are generally presented in the order that I encountered them - so the old and the new are mixed in a somewhat haphazard fashion - hopefully the comments will help you determine which photos are of the archaeologically important ones. The trip was wonderful - the Marquesan Islands have probably the highest ratio of tiki to inhabitant of anywhere in the world. Villages with only 300 people would have tiki carvings scattered here and there. I did take many other photos of my trip - non-tiki surroundings, people, landscapes, etc - and hope to share these with you at a later date. The Aranui journey is a wonderful one - put in on your wish list. Tahiti / Marquesan Tiki Photos - Part One Tahiti / Marquesan Islands Tiki Photos - Part Two Enjoy! |