Vintage Hand Carved Wood Maori Style Tiki Polynesian Tribal Folk Art Sculpture

Description

View Vintage Hand Carved Wood Maori Style Tiki Polynesian Tribal Folk Art Sculpture with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. /At the bottom is the "face", the tiki or ancestral guardian. This embodies power and prestige. Very lightweight and nicely made, intricate carvings. has a hollow pocket on the backside- see all pics. Lovely MCM carved free standing art piece depicting a Maori warrior's hand club (patuki) with an ancestral guardian figure. The shape mimics a traditional club for combat; the repetitive geometric grooves are "rauponga" patterns. /At the bottom is the "face", the tiki or ancestral guardian. This embodies power and prestige. Made somewhere in the 60's-70's.   Very lightweight and nicely made, intricate carvings. No dings, cracks or chips to be seen or felt.  has a hollow pocket on the backside- see all pics. Stands 8" tall.  Please Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Decorative Collectibles › Sculptures & Figurines. Brand: Unbranded.

Pattern

Tribal

Occasion

All Occasions

Size

Medium

Color

Brown

Material

Totara or Tulipwood, Wood

Subject

Rauponga, The Ancestral figure

Brand

Unbranded

Type

Sculpture

Number in Pack

1

Item Height

8

Packaging

Unboxed

Theme

Polynesian Tribal Art/MCM Tiki Culture, Art

Original/Reproduction

Original

Style

Ethnic

Features

Carvings

Time Period Manufactured

1970-1979

Production Technique

Hand carved

Finish

Wood-Finished

Room

Any Room

Handmade

Yes