Tiki
 
While visiting the South Pacific we saw a remarkable variety of Tikis carved from stone and wood. Some modern some ancient.  They ranged in height from a couple of feet to seven or eight feet tall.  There were so many that even we couldn't take pictures of all of them so here is a sampling.  The first two pictures are Tikis in the style of those from the island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the last photo shows one that was carved there and brought to Tahiti as part of a celebration of Polynesian culture a couple of years ago.  The other Tikis are from islands we visited.


                                                                                 


Here are links to places we visited on this tour.  Tahiti, Pitcairn, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Fakarava, and Moorea.
And links photos of the eclipse, eclipse photographytikis, the ship, young dancersfood, fish, and flowers and trees we saw on the trip.

See other places we have visited here.

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