Tiki Every Where. How does it feel Sven? - Collecting Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Sun, Jul 18, 2004 2:34 PM On 2004-07-18 08:51, bigbrotiki wrote: The Oceanic religions were basically built on ancestor worship, the elders were revered, held in high esteem and deified after their death. There must have been an intrinsic value to this custom. The way old people are forgotten and their wisdom is ignored in today’s Western societies seems like the extreme opposite of that. I am hoping that in contrast, the BOT and the re-validation of lounge culture are an example of beneficial modern ancestor worship! The best example of this are the Easter Island moai. Not many people know this, but each moai was built as an effigy to a specific person. All of the moai had names, and the names were the same names as real people (but their images are, shall we say... stylized!). Sven, perhaps being glorified as a Tiki Farm mug is the first step towards a revival of the the ancestor worship you lament! Someone will find a Sven-Tiki mug in Goodwill in 2030 and do the research to discover: "Sven Tiki: Who was he?". :)

On 2004-07-18 08:51, bigbrotiki wrote:
The Oceanic religions were basically built on ancestor worship, the elders were revered, held in high esteem and deified after their death. There must have been an intrinsic value to this custom. The way old people are forgotten and their wisdom is ignored in today’s Western societies seems like the extreme opposite of that. I am hoping that in contrast, the BOT and the re-validation of lounge culture are an example of beneficial modern ancestor worship!

The best example of this are the Easter Island moai. Not many people know this, but each moai was built as an effigy to a specific person. All of the moai had names, and the names were the same names as real people (but their images are, shall we say... stylized!).

Sven, perhaps being glorified as a Tiki Farm mug is the first step towards a revival of the the ancestor worship you lament!

Someone will find a Sven-Tiki mug in Goodwill in 2030 and do the research to discover: "Sven Tiki: Who was he?".
:)

Post #102436 by tikibars on Sun, Jul 18, 2004 2:34 PM