Mau Tiki Tiki

Mau Tiki-Tiki is the iconic fisher-bird of the South Pacific.  According to legend, during a fishing expedition Mau Tiki-Tiki managed to pull up the entire island of Belona from the sea.

Belona Island, Solomon Islands

Ca 20th century.  Kerosene wood.  

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