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...in the beginning was the word, and the word was: "TIK"!



what is Tiki?

...but "Tiki" was not only close to the first word uttered by mankind:
In Polynesian mythology; it is also the synonym for the first man...

1.TIKI: First man, or personification of man. Through ancester worship
this Maori Adam evolved into a half-god, and eventually "Tiki" was used
as a term for all depictions of man, as we find in its next meaning

2.TIKI: grotesque carving of a man decorating a house...

3.TIKI: A phallic symbol. Indeed, in Moari lore, "Tiki" was the name for
the procreative power and sexual organ of the god Tane, creator of the first woman...
...another meaning on the Marquesas Islands:

4.TIKI: God of the artists...He seems to be perfectly suited to be the
long needed protector of the artists.

Sven Kirstens definition in "the book of tiki"


if you want to know more ...
Tiki culture explained on wikipedia

Tiki and carvings in Polynesia shown on wikipedia

Polynesian culture described on wikipedia

The
history of Hawaii explained on wikipedia

for detailed polynesian mythology f.e.
you can google
"mythlok polynesia" or "mythlok polynesian gods"
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a high interesting blog in several languages