eBay: Tiki - 3 Hand Carved Tiki Figures w/2 Decorative Spear Heads - Collecting Tiki

P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 7:46 PM On 2004-06-09 19:31, AnDru wrote: A customer recently suggested they were Tahitian. Then they are Marquesan. Historically speaking, Tahiti never had tikis - Tahitians adopted and started carving the Marquesan style because many years ago, tourists who went to the islands wanted to buy tikis for souvenirs and as such, they responded by adopting the Marquesan style as their own. These are clearly Marquesan influenced in style. Even if they actually are from Tahiti, they're style is still Marquesan. Poly-Pop * He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS! [ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2004-06-09 19:47 ]

On 2004-06-09 19:31, AnDru wrote:
A customer recently suggested they were Tahitian.

Then they are Marquesan. Historically speaking, Tahiti never had tikis - Tahitians adopted and started carving the Marquesan style because many years ago, tourists who went to the islands wanted to buy tikis for souvenirs and as such, they responded by adopting the Marquesan style as their own.

These are clearly Marquesan influenced in style. Even if they actually are from Tahiti, they're style is still Marquesan.

**Poly-Pop ***

He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS!

[ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2004-06-09 19:47 ]

Post #95579 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 7:46 PM