Post #106591 by puamana on Thu, Aug 5, 2004 7:50 PM

Here are some photos of a few Witco style tiki carvings. The first 3 are marked with the name Gale Haner, Tacoma, WA.

A standing tiki, which has a metal tag on the back with the Gale Haner name:

A tiki mask, also with the metal name tag on the back:

The 2nd mask below has the name branded in the wood on the back:

Finding similar style carvings has become just as much fun as finding Witco pieces...I wonder just how many are out there. I have a few others, both marked with a name and unmarked. Here's one (less tiki and more abstract) marked "The Woodcarver, Arlington, WA, 1963 on the back :

And another, unmarked, with the Space Needle :

Keigs' explanation that similar style carvings could have been done by
former Witco employees is probably the reason for both the Gale Haner name
and Woodcarver name, as both are local Washington locations. These were all
found in the Seattle/Tacoma area. I'd love to see what other folks have found...
has anyone else found any Gale Haner tikis ?

[ Edited by: puamana on 2004-08-06 11:16 ]