Post #548590 by Bay Park Buzzy on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 1:42 PM

On 2010-08-14 12:13, Tiki Shaker wrote:
I think Buzzy finds everything in SD County.

:lol:

I might find everything, but I only buy the cheap stuff...

This week's cheap stuff:

Maori Hei-tiki key hook hanger:

Maori bottle/can opener:

I have a bolo tie to match it. Now all I need is the letter opener version and I'll have the complete set.

October 84 National Geographic with a couple articles on the maori:

A few pages of Maori artwork:

I looked through the entire run of late 70's and 80's looking for this issue, and it was the second to last one I sorted through.

I also stumbled upon the King K issue from Nov 83.

tiki page:

A national Geographic survey book on the Isles of The South Seas:

Random tiki and artifact pictures throughout:

And finally, the most interesting piece I found this week:

A QSL card from a shortwave guy on Easter Island:

This was in stack of thousands from all over the world that a ham radio guy collected over his lifetime of radio contacts. I was quickly thumbing through them when this one popped up about 4 into the first stack I searched. These cards were exchanged when two ham radio guys would make a contact. the card would denote the time and other details about the contact. After making the contact, the two radio operators would exchange personal cards through the mail as a sort of log/diary of contacts. I quick internet search found a few with tikis on them, like this one:
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=fkfofwqsl&pfx=FO_M&id=TX4PG

Buzzy Out!