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nessiesusan
Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2005
Posts: 3 |  Posted: 2005-10-08 06:25 am Permalink
Apologies for posting this again-a kind responder the first time suggested posting the pictures.
Pics below---I am not a collector or obviously an expert in this topic. I picked up a group of tiki mask pairs a few years ago on a whim. We have never used them and I'd like to list them on eBay but I am stumped on categories! It is a group of 10-(5 pairs). They are all different sizes and seem to be totally different styles. One pair looks Asian, others Hawaiian or African?? Any simple rules for telling the difference? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Approx. 30" tall
Approx. 11-12" tall
Approx. 10" & 12"
Approx. 9' & 10"
Approx. 7''
[ This Message was edited by: nessiesusan 2005-09-12 11:56 ]
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10562
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2005-10-09 02:22 am Permalink
Susan, you might see by the unenthusiatic response that these masks are not really great finds, since none of them are Polynesian in origin. They might work OK hidden in the jetsam and flotsam of someones Tiki bar, as additional decor amongst real Tikis and Tapa cloth lamps, but they are cheap and generic tourist art that is probably carved in some country (Mexico, Phillipines) and sold in another. This is not ALWAYS plain wrong for Tiki style, but there is nothing here that gives it a cheap/funny twist even. A red lightbulb to make the eyes glow might help.
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nessiesusan
Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2005
Posts: 3 | Posted: 2005-10-09 06:02 am Permalink
Thanks for responding.
That really all I wanted to know.
I'll guietly leave now.
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Tiki Royale
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2005-10-10 9:41 pm Permalink
Hey Nessiesusan,
No need to quietly leave!
Everyone here started off with a lesser degree of knowledge at one point.
There are lots of discussions and lots of information shared so stick around, ask questions, browse and have fun.
Aloha,
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