Post #101551 by Tikiwahine on Tue, Jul 13, 2004 8:40 PM

On 2004-07-13 19:57, christiki295 wrote:

On 2004-06-25 13:41, Kailuageoff wrote:
The tikis in the International Marketplace were mostly crude, mass produced pagan idols; except for the ones that still adorn the shopping area -- which are priceless artifacts of tikidom.

Curious, I purchased a handcarved tiki from someone who had just finished carving it - based upon the wood remains in front of him on the floor.

However, I didn't seen any tikis adorning the shopping area, although I did like the water fountain in front.

I have my suspicions. I was there last week and saw a fellow 'carving' a chunk of wood. It had a slight tiki look to it. The tikis he had for sale were the same as the mass produced ones everywhere, and I didn't see anything that looked like it had been carved that day. (they all had the same finish) I assumed that this was his scam, he trys to make people think that he carved them. (I could of course be wrong though!)

That fountain was very cool! Was it the one with the koi, New Guinea mask and dozens of orchids growing around?