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New Guinea find?
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Fri, Nov 13, 2009 8:16 PM
I need help with identifying this statue found at a local thrift store. Tikipedia and TikiKate think it might be from New Guinea. |
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Hakalugi
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Fri, Nov 13, 2009 9:43 PM
I'm not sure where that statue is from but it is not Tiki. It looks like a variation of the Hindu god Ganesha, maybe the variety often found in Thailand, “Phra Pikanet” or “Phra Phikhanesawora”. |
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Sat, Nov 14, 2009 9:17 AM
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Hakalugi
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Sat, Nov 14, 2009 10:48 AM
Wow! It IS based on a New Guinea figure. I stand corrected. |
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Sat, Nov 14, 2009 11:00 AM
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TikiTech
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Sun, Nov 15, 2009 12:41 PM
Thanks to everyone for helping me identify this piece. While doing some research online, I came across a web page about the New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University. Has anyone been there or know if it's still open? Might make for a fun afternoon. |
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Humuhumu
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Sun, Nov 15, 2009 7:54 PM
Here's my entry for it in Critiki: Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palo Alto It's still there, and it's very close to the PNG-riffic Palo Alto Trader Vic's. Well worth the visit. I work at Stanford, so if anyone ever wants to meet up there during the day or early evening, it's rather convenient! Congrats on that piece -- it's a beaut. |
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TikiTech
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Mon, Nov 16, 2009 8:33 PM
Trader Vics, PNG sculpture garden, Happy Donut and Fry's? I'm there! Thanks for the link. Time to make my way from NM to CA and soak up some Palo Alto goodness. |
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Humuhumu
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Mon, Nov 16, 2009 8:36 PM
And you know what's right nextdoor to Happy Donut? L & L Hawaiian Barbecue. Just sayin'. Honestly, most of the time I think that Palo Alto is kind of a pit, but it does have some redeeming features, for sure. |
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