Easter Islanders want their moai returned - General Tiki

C Cammo Member San Diego Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 2041	C Cammo Posted posted on Wed, Nov 21, 2018 10:54 AM Does the Thor Heyerdahl (Kon-Tiki) Museum in Oslo still have all the carvings he coaxed from the islanders? These ancient small-sized carvings were kept secretly in caves and "polished" regularly using sand. Thor wanted them preserved before they were literally dissolved using the sand rubbed over the detailed stone. Thor sincerely believed these carvings were WAY too important historically to leave on the island - in the hands of the islanders whose "magical" application of sand was pretty dang ill-considered. And keep in mind that Thor's journey, his study of the Moai and protection of the carvings were one of the explosive origins of the whole Tiki movement & serious appreciation and study of South Seas cultures that continues to this day...

Does the Thor Heyerdahl (Kon-Tiki) Museum in Oslo still have all the carvings he coaxed from the islanders?

These ancient small-sized carvings were kept secretly in caves and "polished" regularly using sand. Thor wanted them preserved before they were literally dissolved using the sand rubbed over the detailed stone.

Thor sincerely believed these carvings were WAY too important historically to leave on the island - in the hands of the islanders whose "magical" application of sand was pretty dang ill-considered.

And keep in mind that Thor's journey, his study of the Moai and protection of the carvings were one of the explosive origins of the whole Tiki movement & serious appreciation and study of South Seas cultures that continues to this day...

Post #791328 by Cammo on Wed, Nov 21, 2018 10:54 AM