tiki

noun

1. (initial capital letter) (in Polynesian mythology) the first man on earth.
2. (in Polynesian cultures) a carved image, as of a god or ancestor, sometimes worn as a pendant around the neck.

noun

1. an amulet or figurine in the form of a carved representation of an ancestor, worn in some Māori cultures

verb

2. (intr) NZ to take a scenic tour around an area

n.“large wooden image of the creator-ancestor of Maoris and Polynesians,” 1777, from Eastern Polynesian tiki “image.” Tiki torch is first recorded 1973.