Tiki or not Tiki - Collecting Tiki

MN Mister Naufrago Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 214	MN Mister Naufrago Posted posted on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 1:04 PM I found this in a flea market. I wouldn’t say that it´s Tiki. I bought it mainly because I feel an almost irresitible attraction for ugly things with big earrings (for further details ask my psichoanalist), so I couldn´t help to spend a couple of € on it. My first thought was that it´s from from Brasil or Cuba. Maybe even just plain euro-exotic stuff. Browsing Ebay , looking for real tiki, I found his twin brother/sister listed as “vintage hand carved Tiki Hawaii Hawaiiana stand wood”. The seller told me that it had attached some photos of what seems to be the previous owner´s trip to Hawaii. I know that Ebay isn´t a reliable source of tiki information but, if little, doubts arise. Any help? [ Edited by: Mister Naufrago 2009-02-24 13:16 ]

I found this in a flea market. I wouldn’t say that it´s Tiki.

I bought it mainly because I feel an almost irresitible attraction for ugly things with big earrings (for further details ask my psichoanalist), so I couldn´t help to spend a couple of € on it.
My first thought was that it´s from from Brasil or Cuba. Maybe even just plain euro-exotic stuff.
Browsing Ebay , looking for real tiki, I found his twin brother/sister listed as “vintage hand carved Tiki Hawaii Hawaiiana stand wood”.

The seller told me that it had attached some photos of what seems to be the previous owner´s trip to Hawaii.
I know that Ebay isn´t a reliable source of tiki information but, if little, doubts arise. Any help?

[ Edited by: Mister Naufrago 2009-02-24 13:16 ]

Post #436138 by Mister Naufrago on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 1:04 PM