Mystery Tiki - Answering the questions: "Where is this tiki from? "Who made it?" What is it for? - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 5:08 PM I am sorry to say, but any PNG art you find out there nowadays is with 99% certainty tourist art - no matter what the sellers tell you. They might believe that it's not, but that's because the person who THEY bought it from told them so, and they wanted to believe it. We all do, but it doesn't change the fact that to unearth ritual use pieces for cheap, you're about 60 years too late. If it means something to you, that is what counts. Here is a handy guide: http://www.newguineaart.com/png-categories.php ...and some Duk Duk souvenirs for fun:

I am sorry to say, but any PNG art you find out there nowadays is with 99% certainty tourist art - no matter what the sellers tell you. They might believe that it's not, but that's because the person who THEY bought it from told them so, and they wanted to believe it. We all do, but it doesn't change the fact that to unearth ritual use pieces for cheap, you're about 60 years too late. If it means something to you, that is what counts. Here is a handy guide:

http://www.newguineaart.com/png-categories.php

...and some Duk Duk souvenirs for fun:

Post #649145 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 5:08 PM