Paipo's Stone Tikis - 1st Thread - Jun 06 - May 08 - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 5:59 PM Finally some more carvings are underway - I've had a hard time readjusting to being back in the NZ winter. Having an expectant wife and a whole lot of renovating to do before the big day hasn't helped matters either! In beween painting the nursery (formerly my tiki room :() I've managed a few hours in the workshop. Rarotongan basalt, carves beautifully and similar to black jade. I'm not sure what this one will be yet, either a staff god or profile Tangaroa with a huge head: A stylised double hei-matau (fish hook) and a remake of the hei-tiki I posted a page or so back (The Navigator), both in NZ jade (pounamu):

Finally some more carvings are underway - I've had a hard time readjusting to being back in the NZ winter. Having an expectant wife and a whole lot of renovating to do before the big day hasn't helped matters either! In beween painting the nursery (formerly my tiki room :() I've managed a few hours in the workshop.

Rarotongan basalt, carves beautifully and similar to black jade. I'm not sure what this one will be yet, either a staff god or profile Tangaroa with a huge head:

A stylised double hei-matau (fish hook) and a remake of the hei-tiki I posted a page or so back (The Navigator), both in NZ jade (pounamu):

Post #243938 by Paipo on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 5:59 PM