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Fishing god tiki images wanted

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S

Have you seen this man:

If you are the lucky owner of one of his cousins, or, you have a very good image or three of this Oceanic Arts catalog item, please email it to me. Be the first tikiphile in your town to receive the Swank Pad Mana!


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[ Edited by: Swanky 2006-03-07 16:20 ]

Is this a "Before-After" trick question, as in "What is missing in picture B.)?"

Sorry, I don't have any in j-peg form, but "Oceanic Mythology" and other O.A. books are the best source.

J

Hey Swanky,

I don't personally have any pictures, but I saw some online. All of the pictures seem to be from the Cook Islands, specifically Rarotonga.

at http://www.angeleseyes.com/southpacific/rarotonga.html

Got this one from http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/poly.html (specifically, http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/POLY/poly029.html)

This one was from someone's vacation to the Cook islands:

Here's (seemingly) the same carving, but without the tourist:

Here's the fishing god on some stamps:

From http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/om/om06.htm:

J

Just ask Frank



JohnTiki

Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland!

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-03-05 20:02 ]

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-03-06 09:59 ]

J

Another image...of my pineapple logo!

JohnTiki

Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland!

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-03-05 20:03 ]

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-03-05 20:04 ]

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