Post #749540 by Always Down on Fri, Aug 21, 2015 3:39 PM

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this chipped-up little tiki. What I've figured out so far is that the big round eyes, swirled earlobes, broad nose, concentric oval mouth, and the shape of the fingers indicate that this is a Marquesan tiki. But these don't seem super collectible, and I don't think I have seen even one small stone or lava collectible Marquesan tiki in my search. Am I missing something? Is there a whole section of the internet that I skipped? Does it seem strange that this one landed on the shelf at my thrift store for 69 cents?

After I did quite a bit of searching, I found just one tiki that closely resembles this one. It was buried deep in ebay's completed listings, sold from Amsterdam. There are a few very subtle differences in the smallest details, but for the most part they are nearly identical. The main difference is that the ebay tiki was described as having been molded of plaster or ceramic, and it's pretty obvious that mine is not. And if it is of any consequence, the one I found on ebay has what remains of a sticker on the bottom.

And I don't really have a question. I just thought I would post, on the chance that someone out there in the world might find it interesting or have something interesting to say about it.

Anyway, the first 4 pics are of my new tiki, and the fifth pic is the one I found on ebay.