Carving by Marcos WITH pic LINKs UPDATE 1/11 - Collecting Tiki

S sneakyjack Tiki Socialite NYC Area Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1130	S sneakyjack Posted posted on 06/02/2004 I have a carving that looks like a flower on a dark piece of wood about 3 feet long and 8 inches wide and about 2 inches thick. On the back it has a name carved in it MARCOS with a design that looks like a pitchfork with a triangle - it looks hand carved I'll try to post a pict but my digital camera is not in good shape - Any ideas? I got it from my Dad who travels all over the world. So attached are more recent pics of an OLD post (one of my first). I am wondering if anyone has any clues to who did it or where. - I think the Tahiti area but have no clue. front back [ Edited by: sneakyjack 2007-01-11 21:21 ] [ Edited by: sneakyjack 2007-01-16 17:05 ]
S sneakyjack Tiki Socialite NYC Area Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1130	S sneakyjack Posted posted on 02/08/2007 bump carvers?
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on 02/08/2007 No idea, but its a nice piece of work :)
M McTiki Member Sunny Florida Joined: Aug 22, 2004 Posts: 1962	M McTiki Posted posted on 02/08/2007 Most likely Philippines carving. I had many panels from when I lived on Guam. they do wonderful work. Nice panel! "Marco" or "Marcos" in the philippines is like "Smith" here. Mahalo Mctiki
S sneakyjack Tiki Socialite NYC Area Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1130	S sneakyjack Posted posted on 02/09/2007 thanks anyone else??? I all sounds about right though - Panels Phillipines (And the smith thing too!)

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sneakyjack Posted posted on 06/02/2004

I have a carving that looks like a flower on a dark piece of wood about 3 feet long and 8 inches wide and about 2 inches thick. On the back it has a name carved in it MARCOS with a design that looks like a pitchfork with a triangle - it looks hand carved I'll try to post a pict but my digital camera is not in good shape - Any ideas? I got it from my Dad who travels all over the world.

So attached are more recent pics of an OLD post (one of my first).

I am wondering if anyone has any clues to who did it or where. - I think the Tahiti area but have no clue.

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[ Edited by: sneakyjack 2007-01-16 17:05 ]

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sneakyjack Posted posted on 02/08/2007

bump carvers?

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hewey Posted posted on 02/08/2007

No idea, but its a nice piece of work :)

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McTiki Posted posted on 02/08/2007

Most likely Philippines carving. I had many panels from when I lived on Guam. they do wonderful work. Nice panel!

"Marco" or "Marcos" in the philippines is like "Smith" here.

Mahalo

Mctiki

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sneakyjack Posted posted on 02/09/2007

thanks
anyone else???

I all sounds about right though - Panels Phillipines (And the smith thing too!)