tiki carving
Tropical bar decoration
Tiki carving is the Polynesian art of sculpting wooden or stone figures representing deified ancestors or gods, characterized by large heads, wide eyes, and stylized features.
The tradition originated in Pacific Island cultures, particularly Hawaiian, Maori, and Marquesan.
In Western contexts, tiki carvings became associated with mid-century "tiki bar" aesthetics: The restaurant was decorated with tiki carvings and bamboo furniture.
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- island cultureSeafaring community traditions
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- adzeTransverse-bladed hewing implement
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
mana · deities · chiseling · Hawaii · fertility · storytelling · Tahiti · sanding · ancestor worship · war god · hand tools · Samoa · exaggerated features · masks · hula dancer · sacred geometry · Tonga · protection
- Maori heritageAotearoa, Maori, mana, pa, tapu
- Pacific traditionshula, lei, luau, outrigger canoe, grass skirts
- Tiki culturemai tai, ceramic mug, volcano bowl, scorpion bowl, paper umbrella
- New Zealand Artgreenstone, feather cloak
- TahitiTahiti, Bora Bora, black pearl, overwater bungalow, pareo
tiki carvingpainting
Pigment on canvas
digital art · photograph · textile · metalwork · glassblowing
tiki carvingdigital art
Computer-generated visual work
oil painting · sand painting · photography · tattoo · petroglyphs
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