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 Tue, Jan 11, 2005 11:50 PM Wow they are great! Also BECAUSE they are not authentic, of course. You ask any oldtimer that has a Tiki bar where their Tikis are from, and they ALWAYS hail from "The Islands". Some owners really think so, others have repeated the shanty for so many decdades that they believe it now themselves. It was the way of the times. These carvings faces are too uneven and naive. The Maori are the only Polynesians that have always maintained an unbroken tradition of carving schools, that's why even after first contact their craftsmanship remained high. Looked at them again...hmmmm, they could've been done by a Maori who was just bad with heads, cause those spirals are superb! [ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2005-01-11 23:54 ]

Wow they are great! Also BECAUSE they are not authentic, of course. You ask any oldtimer that has a Tiki bar where their Tikis are from, and they ALWAYS hail from "The Islands". Some owners really think so, others have repeated the shanty for so many decdades that they believe it now themselves. It was the way of the times.

These carvings faces are too uneven and naive. The Maori are the only Polynesians that have always maintained an unbroken tradition of carving schools, that's why even after first contact their craftsmanship remained high.

Looked at them again...hmmmm, they could've been done by a Maori who was just bad with heads, cause those spirals are superb!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2005-01-11 23:54 ]

Post #135086 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Jan 11, 2005 11:50 PM