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S spiked Tiki Centralite Joined: Dec 10, 2008 Posts: 100	S spiked Posted posted on Sat, Aug 8, 2009 8:34 PM Hi all! Came across this, and the description on it states "Polynesian Lizard King". At first it looked like PNG to me, besides strange ears, then after the research online, came across a samoan lizard god Pili, and couldn't find any images anywhere. The question is, is it even polynesian/oceanic?? Thanks so much! [ Edited by: spiked 2009-08-08 21:34 ]
S spiked Tiki Centralite Joined: Dec 10, 2008 Posts: 100	S spiked Posted posted on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 9:21 AM Anyone? Experts?
CS Capt'n Skully Member The Lost Lagoon Joined: May 28, 2005 Posts: 418	CS Capt'n Skully Posted posted on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 4:56 PM Pretty sure it is papua new guinea - not sure what part though.. I've seen that monkey on a 6 foot tall male figure and loved it. That's a nice piece! [ Edited by: Capt'n Skully 2009-08-09 16:58 ]
S spiked Tiki Centralite Joined: Dec 10, 2008 Posts: 100	S spiked Posted posted on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 9:59 PM On 2009-08-09 16:56, Capt'n Skully wrote: Pretty sure it is papua new guinea - not sure what part though.. I've seen that monkey on a 6 foot tall male figure and loved it. That's a nice piece! Hey Capt'n! I thought so too, but mouth and ears confused me. I dunno.. I have a few oceanic arts books and such, nothing looks similar. I really want to get him, but that's been stopping me, and it has a crack as well... Jim found him a few days ago. Carving is about 4ft or so, I believe.
H hottiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Pa. Joined: Jul 10, 2008 Posts: 429	H hottiki Posted posted on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 11:39 PM [ Edited by: hottiki 2011-03-16 09:04 ]
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 3:01 AM Id say its from somewhere in the South East Asia zone. Note the similarities in the swirls on the shoulders to the swirls in gold on this Balinese mask and a Balinese monkey mask Having said that, if the price was right Id stick that in the corner of my tiki bar :D
H hottiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Pa. Joined: Jul 10, 2008 Posts: 429	H hottiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 10:56 AM [ Edited by: hottiki 2011-03-16 09:03 ]
S spiked Tiki Centralite Joined: Dec 10, 2008 Posts: 100	S spiked Posted posted on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 1:23 PM Thanks! Yeah, see, the ears!!! LOL! I will visit it again this Saturday and will take more pictures, but right now, I'm kinda leaning towards "nah", since it was a toss up between that and a huge tapa you can see behind it, pretty much the same price, we made offer on carving, then they countered $120.
CS Capt'n Skully Member The Lost Lagoon Joined: May 28, 2005 Posts: 418	CS Capt'n Skully Posted posted on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 11:20 AM It could be a knock off, but I still think it is based on PNG stuff if not from there.. I have some pictures I'll see if I can dig up and post if they are similar (from some PNG traders in South FL where I first saw that monkey). I'd pick it up for that price regardless in a heartbeat! If you pass on it, let me know.. :wink:
H hottiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Pa. Joined: Jul 10, 2008 Posts: 429	H hottiki Posted posted on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 10:07 AM [ Edited by: hottiki 2015-10-14 06:23 ]

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