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sswitkin
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Joined: Jun 15, 2012
Posts: 2 |  Posted: 2012-06-15 12:43 pm Permalink
Good day all, I'm Steve.
I work in a bar in St. Augustine Florida. The center piece of the bar is this pictured wood carving.
It appears to be of one solid piece of wood about 2.5 - 3 feet tall or so.
It was alleged to have been brought to the bar from Tahiti in the early 50's or so. Some say it's a fertility god, some say it's some kind of death totem or something.
Does anyone have any idea of what this may be? Thanks.
[ This Message was edited by: sswitkin 2012-06-15 12:44 ]
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Posts: 4024
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2012-06-15 12:45 pm Permalink
Not Tiki!
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Phillip Roberts
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From: OAHU, Hawaii.
| Posted: 2012-06-15 2:10 pm Permalink
Aloha,
Yes, while not Tiki...(It looks more Balinese, Vietnam, Cambodian, or of Indian origin...) that doesn't mean it wasn't imported from one of those places to Tahiti and eventually to where it sits.
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Trader Tom
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Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-06-15 3:23 pm Permalink
Garuda?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda
There is a lot of variation in depictions of Garuda, but this looks like some that I've seen.
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lucas vigor
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Joined: May 12, 2004
Posts: 3453
From: "I've chopped my way through real jungle
| Posted: 2012-06-15 4:17 pm Permalink
Hi guys, I recommended the poster post here on TC. I knew it was not poly-pop, but I figured if anyone in the world could identify it, it would be tiki central.
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sswitkin
Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2012
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2012-06-15 7:19 pm Permalink
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On 2012-06-15 15:23, Trader Tom wrote:
Garuda?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda
There is a lot of variation in depictions of Garuda, but this looks like some that I've seen.
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Annnnd, There it is!
Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate you taking your time to share your expertise.
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