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Collecting Surfer Neckwear
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Sat, Jun 25, 2005 5:20 AM
Not sure how many here know this but the original tiki was was a carved stone image of Tiki, the first man in Polynesian mytholgy. In Maori and other Polynesian cultures it common to wear a small carved image of Tiki around the neck. Other images include Maui's fish hook, various spritual symbols like the spiral, sea animals and miniature tools carved in wood, bone, shell and stone. They are all generaly refered to as tikis in surfer culture. I think this is how the word tiki was transefered to all carved images in Polynesia. [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-13 03:28 ] [ Edited by: Humuhumu - Fixed overly-long link - 2005-07-14 00:05 ] |
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Sat, Jun 25, 2005 5:57 AM
What's a tiki? |
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Mai Tai Matty
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Sat, Jun 25, 2005 8:14 AM
where's Polynesia place?? |
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Unga Bunga
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Sat, Jun 25, 2005 1:37 PM
Photo and awesome Tiki costume compliments of |
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Unga Bunga
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Sat, Jun 25, 2005 1:41 PM
Hi Nuimaleko |
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nuimaleko
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Sun, Jun 26, 2005 1:06 AM
Oh I don't plan to collect just vintage, I love new stuff too. Modern tiki amulet carvers and casters are doing wondeful things. |
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Sun, Jun 26, 2005 5:54 AM
I don't know, but I have a feeling that this place is some sort of central meeting place for them. Quiet, there could be some here now... |
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Tue, Jun 28, 2005 11:12 AM
Love that Maui tiki costume. Next time paint your face black and that thing will really come to life. |
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Fri, Jul 8, 2005 11:42 PM
I Googled Benzarts Tikis, but could not find any info. [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-09 04:32 ] |
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Sat, Jul 9, 2005 7:10 PM
Nuimelako, I really Love a lot of your "wearable Art". Looks like mostly Maori who in my estimation are very advanced carvers and artists. Check my website for a meager showing of some of my art. My son built the pages and has an update that he did for a project in college, in a class that finished months ago. Still not up yet but it will have many more pictures. In the meantime feel free to email me with any ?'s you may have. [email protected] |
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Sun, Jul 10, 2005 8:37 AM
Thanks, glad somebody looked at it. I remember puka shells and medalions were popular in the late 60s and early seventies and then went out of fashion. I just hung on to some of mine from that time and now, here they are popular again, especialy with surfers, skate boarders, ect. I have to say the Moari stuff is the best quality and the most artistic. I love the translusancy of the jade or greenstone ones and the graphic look of the white bone. [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-10 09:24 ] [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-14 01:54 ] |
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Wed, Jul 13, 2005 11:11 PM
Yes, I like your hei tiki from New Zealand, the first one on your photo album. I also read somewhere a while back, that stone tikis from the Marquesas (Fatu Hiva, Nuku Hiva, etc) Islands were made from stone, used as weights for their fishing nets. If the net brought a lot of food, the tiki weight was taken off each night and worn for safety/ good luck. I like to think of my necklaces like they've served some purpose decades ago, and now we get to wear them... by the way, I carve my necklaces from drift wood that could be very old, or 6 months old? http://www.tikitony.com |
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Wed, Jul 13, 2005 11:43 PM
I love the driftwood carvings from tony.. |
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nuimaleko
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Thu, Jul 14, 2005 1:46 AM
Yes that is Tiki, the first man, the ultimate ancestor figure. [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-14 01:51 ] [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-07-14 01:56 ] |
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Thu, Jul 14, 2005 5:32 PM
Numaleko, I love your enthusiasm, but the more I read you're posts, the more confused-er I get... |
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Thu, Jul 14, 2005 9:20 PM
I thought the fourth one looked like a tomato worm and I wanted to smash it. But those other ones look pretty cool. |
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