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Smiling Tiki, stone carved male tiki sculpture with smiling face, 93cm tall, wearing a bonnet, with facial features and tattoos in relief and hands on the belly, at the meae or religious sanctuary of Utukua, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tiki sculptures represent Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. Tiki often have a huge head, symbolising power, and big eyes symbolising knowledge. Tiki are respected and are often placed outside houses as protective statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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Public
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7087px × 4724px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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Ancestor
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Archaeology
ARCHEOLOGICAL
archeology
CARVED
color
DAY
expression
Exterior
Face
FRENCH POLYNESIA
HERITAGE
History
Hiva Oa
HORIZONTAL
IMAGE
Island
Marquesan
marquesas islands
Morning
Mouth
Oceania
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
Pacific Ocean
Polynesia
Protection
religion
Religious
Sanctuary
Sculpture
SITE
Smiling
Statue
Stone
Tattoo
TIKI
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