eBay: Giant Tiki Statue over 7 feet tall! - Tiki Marketplace

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Sat, Sep 17, 2005 8:54 PM On 2005-09-17 10:49, bigbrotiki wrote: This baby reminds me strongly of a (payphone holding!) Tiki I saw in a photo of the Bora Bora Room (Encino) at Oceanic Arts. I do not have my archive at hand, but I strongly believe this to be a vintage Oceanic Arts piece, maybe by Ed Crissman, or Richard Ellis. I am sure it hails from an old Tiki establishment. The owner must not know about Polynesian Pop, or he would not A) refer only to the traditional meaning of Tiki B) call this Tiki "Hawaiian" Maybe someone can ask about the history, where he got it from? I emailed him these questions immediately.

On 2005-09-17 10:49, bigbrotiki wrote:
This baby reminds me strongly of a (payphone holding!) Tiki I saw in a photo of the Bora Bora Room (Encino) at Oceanic Arts. I do not have my archive at hand, but I strongly believe this to be a vintage Oceanic Arts piece, maybe by Ed Crissman, or Richard Ellis. I am sure it hails from an old Tiki establishment.

The owner must not know about Polynesian Pop, or he would not A) refer only to the traditional meaning of Tiki
B) call this Tiki "Hawaiian"

Maybe someone can ask about the history, where he got it from?

I emailed him these questions immediately.

Post #187334 by Swanky on Sat, Sep 17, 2005 8:54 PM