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M McDougall Member Ft. Lauderdale, FL Joined: May 02, 2003 Posts: 489	M McDougall Posted posted on Fri, May 30, 2003 7:33 PM Please discuss: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2535124298&category=4172 I am interested in getting an authentic Tiki of this sort. I have a friend desperately trying to become pregnant and thought a Tiki like this would be a perfect gift. Not sure about this one in particular, but would love some info on identifying this type of Tiki and its authenticity. Mahalo for any discussion.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Sat, May 31, 2003 3:17 AM The range of prices of these Tiki's is vast. New, crudely carved ones are obviously very cheap, but older, intricately carved ones can go for massive amounts of money as they can be of museum quality. My tip is to try getting one from the source - New Zealand. A quick Google search came up with this fine page: http://www.lawas.co.nz/LINKS/tikipage.htm This particular sentence, "The name tiki (penis) is one which is applied to stone statues elsewhere in Polynesia" caught my eye though as it brings new meaning to 'Tiki' Central...... Trader Woody [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2003-05-31 03:18 ]

Please discuss:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2535124298&category=4172
I am interested in getting an authentic Tiki of this sort. I have a friend desperately trying to become pregnant and thought a Tiki like this would be a perfect gift. Not sure about this one in particular, but would love some info on identifying this type of Tiki and its authenticity.
Mahalo for any discussion.

The range of prices of these Tiki's is vast. New, crudely carved ones are obviously very cheap, but older, intricately carved ones can go for massive amounts of money as they can be of museum quality. My tip is to try getting one from the source - New Zealand.

A quick Google search came up with this fine page:
http://www.lawas.co.nz/LINKS/tikipage.htm

This particular sentence, "The name tiki (penis) is one which is applied to stone statues elsewhere in Polynesia" caught my eye though as it brings new meaning to 'Tiki' Central......

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2003-05-31 03:18 ]