Tiki
noun
- Polynesian Myth. the first man, or the god who creates him
- a representation of an ancestor, god, etc., often a small sculptured figure worn as an amulet
See Tiki in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tēˈkē)
noun pl. ti·kis - Tiki Mythology A male figure in Polynesian myth, sometimes identified as the first man.
- A wooden or stone image of a Polynesian god.
- A Maori figurine representing an ancestor, often intricately carved from greenstone and worn about the neck as a talisman.
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