Ugly Tiki God or Primitive Art? Help Needed.

Thanks for the advice. Help is no longer needed.

[ Edited by: tikisearch 2011-01-14 22:46 ]

Your carving is most likely white coral and I would bet it's not much older than 30 years. The coral carving only loosely resembles some known Hawaiian pre-contact sculptures.

However beauty is in the eye of the beholder so if you like it that's all that matters.

Looking through Google I found an aumakua that sold for $100 on eBay. It looks similar to the piece I'm researching.

[ Edited by: tikisearch 2011-01-14 16:30 ]