Post #69134 by Basement Kahuna on Mon, Jan 12, 2004 9:25 PM

So you did do two for the Mai Kai (counting the personal one?). The ones they use are pretty big-I'd bet at least one is yours. I used an old design from a Maori art book I own for mine. Carving in miniature like that is nerveracking; I was glad when I finished it, but Maori is one of my favorite styles. I bought the current manager of Mai Kai Kern a Patu (genuine Maori, #5) for Christmas from this page http://www.giftsnz.co.nz/weapons.htm . They have nice stuff. He is a nice guy, too..wonderful advocate of tiki culture and has been a good promoter of my carvings as well....the least I could do. They need some new tikis for the garden area to supplement the somewhat decayed ones there now...very traditional but lord, what an honor it would be to have one there!