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Mystery Tiki Pole |
askeroth
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Joined: Jul 16, 2004
Posts: 2 |  Posted: 2004-07-16 02:56 am Permalink
The only thing I know about this pole is that it is from Tonga and is hand carved. It's 3'6" long and 6" thick. I was wondering if it's worth anything. If anyone has any information, please let me know.
[ This Message was edited by: askeroth on 2004-07-16 03:00 ]
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tikijackalope
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Joined: Oct 23, 2003
Posts: 825
From: KS/MO
| Posted: 2004-07-16 06:13 am Permalink
Its cursed; you should send it to me right away for..uh...decursification.
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FLOUNDERart
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Joined: Sep 02, 2003
Posts: 1140
From: Orlando Florida
| Posted: 2004-07-16 06:55 am Permalink
Take it away Bong!
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The Ragin' Rarotongan
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Joined: Mar 26, 2004
Posts: 282
From: Now, Ocala Florida
| Posted: 2004-07-16 09:46 am Permalink
It looks alot like the stuff Tikimaster777 sells on ebay. His stuff is really nice, I bought a fijian war club from him a few months ago, carving is top-notch. his totem tikis look identicle to the one in the pic provided. I would say the one you have is probably 300.00 range-if I had to guess.
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2004-07-16 11:49 am Permalink
I see that style all over and it seems to be a tourist carving from Hawaii. If you look on Ebay in the Hawaiiana section, there are a lot, but they are usually about a foot tall.
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Tiki Royale
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Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2004-07-16 11:51 am Permalink
Looks like the Tongan carvings that are brought in by the boatload to Waikiki.
Pretty much every souviner shop on Oahu has a wall full, in various sizes and thre are usually a few guys carving them at the International Marketplace.
Aloha,
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
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From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-07-16 11:53 am Permalink
I would take it to the Antique Road Show, just to be sure.
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FLOUNDERart
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Joined: Sep 02, 2003
Posts: 1140
From: Orlando Florida
| Posted: 2004-07-16 7:29 pm Permalink
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On 2004-07-16 11:53, Unga Bunga wrote:
I would take it to the Antique Road Show, just to be sure.
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There ya go Unga. 
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Trader Woody
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2301
From: Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK
| Posted: 2004-07-16 9:50 pm Permalink
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On 2004-07-16 11:51, Tiki Royale wrote:
Looks like the Tongan carvings that are brought in by the boatload to Waikiki.
Pretty much every souviner shop on Oahu has a wall full, in various sizes and thre are usually a few guys carving them at the International Marketplace.
Aloha,
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The quality doesn't look too bad -pretty nice detailing, but some giveaway signs that it wasn't carved in Hawaii. How does this particular carving compare to the wallfulls of carvings you mention? Most of the cheap, copycat Tiki's I've seen have been a whole lot cruder.
Trader Woody
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askeroth
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Joined: Jul 16, 2004
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2004-07-16 10:48 pm Permalink
Well I know for sure that it is from Tonga and that it is at least thirty years old. That's pretty much all I know 
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Tiki Royale
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Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2004-07-16 11:30 pm Permalink
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The quality doesn't look too bad -pretty nice detailing, but some giveaway signs that it wasn't carved in Hawaii. How does this particular carving compare to the wallfulls of carvings you mention? Most of the cheap, copycat Tiki's I've seen have been a whole lot cruder.
Trader Woody
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Hey Trader Woody,
This is a nice carving. It is Tongan and I was just meaning that it looks just like the the other Tongan carvings which are very popular with tourists in Waikiki. I have a couple myself.
I was told that the Tongans carve them and then import them to Hawaii to sell. Then there are a bunch of guys who sit on the street and carve for the tourists. Some are of better quality/detail than others, it just depends. But they all seem to have the same look.
Aloha,
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