Post #379748 by tiki in tx on Mon, May 12, 2008 11:42 AM

Greetings!

I'm brand new to Tiki Central, but I've been a devoted tikiphile for most of my life. I'm posting because of an interesting tiki carving I came across in an antique store this past weekend. It's about 5 feet tall, and carved from a single section of tree trunk (I'm not sure of the type of wood.) The tag reads "tiki pole from Oklahoma." The dealer wants $475 (which seems a bit expensive to me), but the woman working in the store at the time left the dealer selling the tiki a message asking if he knew a back story and whether or not he could do better on the price.

I've included a couple of pictures. I'm not a big fan of the nose ring he's wearing, but it's not enough to keep me from buying it (if it has an interesting history.)Is it grossly overpriced? Has anyone seen one like it before?

Thanks-a-million in advance for any opinions or information.