Monthly Archives: May 2012
Working on Tiki Prints
Hi all, I had a mixed weekend of printing, I carved a new woodblock which had a machined texture on it which I couldn’t tell what impact it would have on the final print. As it turned out it looked … Continue reading
Posted in Tiki Prints
Tagged linocut, magic charm, marupai, Oceanic, Papua New Guinea, print, tiki
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New Papuan style Tiki
Hi All, here’s another Tiki for you, once again showing the papua New Guinea influence. The long nose or ‘Beak Style’ is a stylistic feature seen in many New Guinea sculptures and there are several theories about its sigificance. It … Continue reading
Posted in Tiki Carvings
Tagged beak style, Carvings, Oceanic, Papua New Guinea, tiki
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The British museum
Here’s some pictures I took on a recent visit to the British Museum. Oceania isn’t particularly well represented there, I’m guessing the museum doesn’t have enough pieces to create a room, so they show what the do have alongside artefacts … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged Adaro, Carvings, Oceanic, Sea Spirit, Solomon Islands, tiki
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