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Large painted tiki · red-painted mouth

Polychrome finish · serrated crown · 120 cm tall

Item no. 080-336-000

Description

A large standing tiki with a serrated crown, deeply cut features and a polychrome finish: lips and eye sockets painted red, yellow and green accents on weathered wood. Measured at 120 cm tall.

The difference from its weathered brother

Where the grey tiki in this shop relies entirely on patina, this one goes the other way: the paint is intentional, it lifts the carving out and makes the face readable from a distance. Both approaches are right; they simply work differently.

Key facts

Solid wood, worked from a trunk
Polychrome finish, red dominant
120 cm tall, stands firmly

Signed and dated

The back carries, in white lettering, «Tiki» with a monogram and the year 2010. So this is dated carving, not an old find — anyone after provenance has it in writing for once.