Tiki is fearsome, composition revolves around ctrl figure Flaring nostrils and open mouth with protruding toungue add to terrifying aspec Tongue is defiant and aggressive Red color part of creation myth
Building + symbolism Smal pic + carved lintel
The patterns may represent tatoos Decoration on every surface Building is more than lineage: connection to god Rafters symbolize passage through time of the chief with the sky father
Wrinkled brow and hair seem to vibrate Open, toothy mouth seemed to be yelling
Abstract curvilinear design suggests wind turbulence Ra, the sun, energizes scene complemented by Marama the moon Spiral koru motifs symbolize growth and energy flowing Blue waves and green fronds suggest his brother tangaroa and Tane, gods of the sea and forest