Help Identify, What Is This, Is This A? Thread - Collecting Tiki

ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Sun, Dec 15, 2013 11:59 PM Whakapakoko is a (carved figure) The figure appears to be "Rongo" the god of agriculture From: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/object/12000/whakapakoko "This Whakapakoko atua (god stick) is believed to represent Rongo, the god of agriculture. These sticks were often located near gardens of Kumara(sweet potatoes). They were protective talismans to ensure plentiful crops." (None of the images of Whakapakoko atua I found had serrated or two prong ends most are knife like & made of wood, since many Maori Tattoo tools are made from bone I can't rule out that this is still not the intended use.) [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2013-12-16 00:02 ]

Whakapakoko is a (carved figure)
The figure appears to be "Rongo" the god of agriculture

From: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/object/12000/whakapakoko

"This Whakapakoko atua (god stick) is believed to represent Rongo,
the god of agriculture. These sticks were often located near gardens of Kumara(sweet potatoes).
They were protective talismans to ensure plentiful crops."

(None of the images of Whakapakoko atua I found had serrated or two prong ends
most are knife like & made of wood, since many Maori Tattoo tools are made from bone
I can't rule out that this is still not the intended use.)

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2013-12-16 00:02 ]

Post #702211 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Sun, Dec 15, 2013 11:59 PM