Tiki Canoe Paddle paddle rostrum The tiki was hand-carved in

The tiki was hand-carved in cattle bone and adorned with kokuu seeds

hand-carved from cattle bone on Nuku Hiva Island

Tangy has hand-carved hahati kaki in oceanic rosewood from Hakaui Valley and made the authentic tribal weapon out of an "imperfect" piece of rosewood that resembles a broken eye

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Tiki Canoe Paddle paddle rostrum The tiki was hand-carved inMarquesan canoe paddle adorned with the eyes of a tiki; a mother tiki holding a baby, and the traditional symbols for protection. Carved in oceanic rosewood from the island of Nuku Hiva. Tiki represents etua (god) deified ancestors whose supernatural powers sustain and protect the community and the eyes were the most supernaturally powerful element of the face. Size: 68 cm