Question for Bigbro,or who ever. - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 7, 2005 4:26 PM From my experience, the round Mother of Pearl eyes are more common in the wallpanel Tikis (of which there are many in a Maori Meeting House), than in the fully 3D carved statues. But then some of the 100 eyes that seem to glare at you out of the dark wood of the facade of the Ruatepupuke Meeting house at the Chicago Field museum have a slight oval slant to them. The Maori carving tradition is very varied, going from realistic, tatooed statues to very abstract, spiral-laden birdlike figures. In Polynesian Pop, the Maori style was used with varying success, for example by Trader Vic as what amounts to the closest example of a logo Tiki for the chain: The one on The Traders menu on page 90 of the BOT can also be seen in the carved doors of the original San Francisco TV on page 95, the Tiki stem glass on the same page, the cufflinks on page 93, and again a menu on page 89. The Kona Kai logo Tiki (p.54 and 143) bears an uncanny resemblance, probably both are taken from the same Maori Art book. That TV Tiki design was also varied for a multi restaurant mug seen near the spine off page 177, and as one of the three faces on the Polynesia mug on the same page. A less successful attempt at Maori style (but all the more Pop because of it) was the entrance fountain at the Kahiki (p. 128). Then there is the biggy that Ed Crissman did for O.A. on p. 244 (and it's smaller versions for the Chicago Kona Kai on page 4 and 5 of Tiki Quest). The most radical rendition of Maori style might the fairly common Orchids mug on page 13 of Tiki Quest, authentic to the degree that it is considered un-Tiki by some. :o Boy, once I get going on a rainy day.... [ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2005-01-09 10:57 ]

From my experience, the round Mother of Pearl eyes are more common in the wallpanel Tikis (of which there are many in a Maori Meeting House), than in the fully 3D carved statues.

But then some of the 100 eyes that seem to glare at you out of the dark wood of the facade of the Ruatepupuke Meeting house at the Chicago Field museum have a slight oval slant to them.

The Maori carving tradition is very varied, going from realistic, tatooed statues to very abstract, spiral-laden birdlike figures.

In Polynesian Pop, the Maori style was used with varying success, for example by Trader Vic as what amounts to the closest example of a logo Tiki for the chain:
The one on The Traders menu on page 90 of the BOT can also be seen in the carved doors of the original San Francisco TV on page 95, the Tiki stem glass on the same page, the cufflinks on page 93, and again a menu on page 89.
The Kona Kai logo Tiki (p.54 and 143) bears an uncanny resemblance, probably both are taken from the same Maori Art book.

That TV Tiki design was also varied for a multi restaurant mug seen near the spine off page 177, and as one of the three faces on the Polynesia mug on the same page.

A less successful attempt at Maori style (but all the more Pop because of it) was the entrance fountain at the Kahiki (p. 128).

Then there is the biggy that Ed Crissman did for O.A. on p. 244 (and it's smaller versions for the Chicago Kona Kai on page 4 and 5 of Tiki Quest).

The most radical rendition of Maori style might the fairly common Orchids mug on page 13 of Tiki Quest, authentic to the degree that it is considered un-Tiki by some.

:o Boy, once I get going on a rainy day....

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2005-01-09 10:57 ]

Post #134462 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Jan 7, 2005 4:26 PM