Tiki from Tahiti - Tiki Carving

V vanzac Member Paris Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 17	V vanzac Posted posted on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 2:32 PM Hi everyone, I 've brought from Tahiti a Wooden Tiki, a "modern" one, there is a date engraved on it, it was sculpted around 1993-94, but no signature. The sculptor is either a Maohi or a Popa'a (imported from the Metropole-in other words, France!!!) I'm not sure. It's a great one, full of "Mana", the Spirit of the South Seas! vanzac Stephane is a french architect, currently living in Paris France. He spent a couple of years in Tahiti, and wrote a travel guide with his better half Katy. They both work on a travel diary project (which did 'not find an editor yet...) about Tahiti. In th [ Edited by: vanzac 2008-01-28 14:33 ]
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 4:37 PM Very cool! You may want to move pics of this great mask over to the COLLECTING TIKI forum. This section is more or less reserved for carvers to show their own work. Youu found a great mask though! Bonjour! [ Edited by: hodadhank 2008-01-28 16:41 ]
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 5:19 AM He is a Really Cool dude and Looks to be carved from a Ficus tree too! Great find.

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vanzac Posted posted on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 2:32 PM

Hi everyone,
I 've brought from Tahiti a Wooden Tiki, a "modern" one, there is a date engraved on it, it was sculpted around 1993-94, but no signature. The sculptor is either a Maohi or a Popa'a (imported from the Metropole-in other words, France!!!) I'm not sure.
It's a great one, full of "Mana", the Spirit of the South Seas!

vanzac

Stephane is a french architect, currently living in Paris France. He spent a couple of years in Tahiti, and wrote a travel guide with his better half Katy. They both work on a travel diary project (which did 'not find an editor yet...) about Tahiti. In th

[ Edited by: vanzac 2008-01-28 14:33 ]

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hodadhank Posted posted on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 4:37 PM

Very cool! You may want to move pics of this great mask over to the COLLECTING TIKI forum. This section is more or less reserved for carvers to show their own work. Youu found a great mask though! Bonjour!

[ Edited by: hodadhank 2008-01-28 16:41 ]

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Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 5:19 AM

He is a Really Cool dude and Looks to be carved from a Ficus tree too! Great find.