Paddle Licker Enigma - Collecting Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Sat, Sep 28, 2002 12:42 AM I was wondering where I'd seen a carving of the paddle-licker character. and had a quick flick through some of my Oceanic Art books. Then I realised that it was nestled in my Tiki collection! It's a wooden Maori carving, age unknown (not particularly old), with the usual abalone eyes. He's got the paddle in hand and the tongue is dangling out. I really need to get a digital camera!! So, it looks like the mugs ancestry can be traced back to New Zealand, at least to some extent. What the 'licking of the paddle' means is anyones guess! Trader Woody [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2002-09-28 02:19 ]

I was wondering where I'd seen a carving of the paddle-licker character. and had a quick flick through some of my Oceanic Art books. Then I realised that it was nestled in my Tiki collection!

It's a wooden Maori carving, age unknown (not particularly old), with the usual abalone eyes. He's got the paddle in hand and the tongue is dangling out. I really need to get a digital camera!!

So, it looks like the mugs ancestry can be traced back to New Zealand, at least to some extent. What the 'licking of the paddle' means is anyones guess!

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2002-09-28 02:19 ]

Post #9426 by Trader Woody on Sat, Sep 28, 2002 12:42 AM