The tikis represent the effigy of Tiki, the distance human ancestor demigod. Marquisiens gave him its immutable, recognizable form between all.
The tikis all are almost male, massive and squat, the arms are folded up and brought back to horizontal forwards, the bent legs, the broad head without neck, the circular and immense eyes, the marked mouth several reliefs crosses the face
KAOHANUI is a family company. Tahia is a back little girl of sculptors, stone masons, at the beginning they cut tuki (let us plunder) out of stone, of the umete…
They come from the valley of Hokatu (the island of Ua Huka) Gd father started by cutting wood, then the dad and uncles, brothers and sisters followed
When the large father cut it made also the bâteaux ones. And now in fact the backs small children continued the sculpture (including 3 professors of state of sculture).
They are large recognized sculptors, they gained many prices, at the time of Bounty they carved many parts.
Large father: Tehau Ua huka
Dad: Teiki Tamarii (Jean nickname)
professors:
Paulin Tamarii (center and trades of art)
Teiki Huukena (Huainne)
Tora Huukena (Nuku Iva)
without forgetting all the other brothers and sisters
