Mesquite Tiki - Marqaori

Texas Tiki Carvings. Mesquite Marqaori

Large Tiki - Five Feet

 Large Tiki - Five Feet

A few elements of this tiki inspired by:

Traditional Maori mokos
Ancient adornments of Britannia
Maori haka tongue
Maori fish hooks
Lahainan Tikis

This five-foot tiki took the island artist many hours to complete. The goal was a high degree of detail and a menacing look. The Popeye forearms were not planned, but a happy accident.

A considerable amount of wood needs to be chiseled out to create a large, gaping mouth like his. Went deliberately deep with all cuts here.

Made from a carefully-selected log from the pressure-treated pine forests of deep South Texas.

The beginnings of a tiki

Sadness at covering up the pretty sanded wood

Tiki guarding the gulf coast like a Moai

Haka tongue - Almost lifelike

Available now- 

Paperback copies of Mark's tiki book "Every Tiki has a Spirit"

-Full color and black and white versions- 

Tiki Books

Books by Mark Ferdinand