Where is the Origin of the First Tiki? - General Tiki

T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 8:58 AM On 2004-03-22 22:27, christiki295 wrote: Easter Island moai were first, according to Dr. Tilburg, who emailed me: "The Rapa Nui moai are earlier than the largest statues in the Marquesas or the Australs." Look, I'm no ethnologist (I think), but the reason Rapa Nui moai may "be earlier" than those in the Marq's (hey, I just made that up) or Australs, could very well be that even earlier specimen on the Marq's or Australs were made of materials other than ROCK! (And as we know, rock always beats palm (but not scissors)).

On 2004-03-22 22:27, christiki295 wrote:
Easter Island moai were first, according to Dr. Tilburg, who emailed me:

"The Rapa Nui moai are earlier than the largest statues in the Marquesas or the Australs."

Look, I'm no ethnologist (I think), but the reason Rapa Nui moai may "be earlier" than those in the Marq's (hey, I just made that up) or Australs, could very well be that even earlier specimen on the Marq's or Australs were made of materials other than ROCK!

(And as we know, rock always beats palm (but not scissors)).

Post #82385 by Tiki_Bong on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 8:58 AM