Post #132514 by Aaron's Akua on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 1:38 PM

Are there any TC tiki detectives out there? I have an urban archaeology challenge for you.

I met Maureen Thompson via email through a mutual friend – K.C. Heylin (former Hawaiiana dealer, and current proprieter of http://www.beachdudeinc.com.)

Maureen has a tiki in her backyard that she acquired some time ago. She would like to find out the origins of it. Here are the clues, according to Maureen:

** *“It is a bit over 6' tall, solid wood carved, heavy...4 men walked it into the yard.”

"It came from 2401 Hollywood Blvd., the house belonged to Dale Sherwood, she was born around 1924 which would have made her in her late 70's when she passed away in 2002. She was in show business, bit acting parts, mainly a stuntwoman and at one point a private detective."

"It was in her yard, she has a hook behind it's head where it was fastened to something so it would not fall over. It also has a carved hammer that came with it."

"I do not have any further information regarding where she got it, possibly from one of the films she appeared in.”* **

Here are some photos taken by Maureen. Her email address is [email protected].

Does anyone have any ideas on this?

**Cheers!

A-A**

"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness."
-Pablo Picasso

[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2005-06-07 20:48 ]