Post #210962 by mbonga on Fri, Jan 27, 2006 10:08 PM

As a kid in the late 1960s I remember the tikis in the department store lanai/garden store areas used to have eyes made of "cat's eyes"--the operculums of tropical sea snails (tegulas and turban shells, I believe). I hate to admit this, but we used to secretly pluck them out and pocket them, which is the only reason I remember that little detail. Anyway, that's another possibility for tiki eyes that has been used commercially. (Or maybe those eyes were only on the coconut monkeys?)

Just make sure that any kids who collect seashells stay the hell away from your tikis! :)

http://www.seashellcity.com/seashells/operculumshells.html

[ Edited by: mbonga 2006-01-27 22:11 ]

[ Edited by: mbonga 2006-01-27 22:13 ]