HELP!!! What is this guy? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 26, 2013 9:08 AM I have yet to zero in on the true origin of these type of import figures that have flooded the American market in the last ten years. They pop up on e-bay frequently (mostly smaller sized), and often carry the term "Tiki" in their description, like here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-CARVED-WOODEN-MAN-PRIMITIVE-TIKI-WOOD-CARVING-STATUE-TRIBAL-ART-INDONESIA-/161171327251?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=Owep%252BBLggmYd2dD%252BO4W8zJPG5d0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Unfortunately, they have nothing to do with Tiki style. On e-bay, they are also identified as stemming from Australia or Bali. And they are NOT "1970s souvenirs": http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-OLD-VINTAGE-CARVED-WOODEN-TRIBAL-TYPE-FIGURES-1970S-SOUVENIRS-/261358302941?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item3cda2b36dd I say they hail from the foggy island of hacked wood. When I was asked to identify two found wood carvings on Storage Wars, one a Witco cat and one a full 4 foot version of the type posted here, I had to tell them that the cat was more Tiki than this figure. More examples:

I have yet to zero in on the true origin of these type of import figures that have flooded the American market in the last ten years. They pop up on e-bay frequently (mostly smaller sized), and often carry the term "Tiki" in their description, like here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-CARVED-WOODEN-MAN-PRIMITIVE-TIKI-WOOD-CARVING-STATUE-TRIBAL-ART-INDONESIA-/161171327251?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=Owep%252BBLggmYd2dD%252BO4W8zJPG5d0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Unfortunately, they have nothing to do with Tiki style. On e-bay, they are also identified as stemming from Australia or Bali. And they are NOT "1970s souvenirs":

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-OLD-VINTAGE-CARVED-WOODEN-TRIBAL-TYPE-FIGURES-1970S-SOUVENIRS-/261358302941?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item3cda2b36dd

I say they hail from the foggy island of hacked wood. When I was asked to identify two found wood carvings on Storage Wars, one a Witco cat and one a full 4 foot version of the type posted here, I had to tell them that the cat was more Tiki than this figure.
More examples:

Post #703073 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Dec 26, 2013 9:08 AM