Post #248695 by John in Montreal on Sun, Aug 13, 2006 7:17 AM

Thanks Sneakytiki!

A few details:
-the large tiki hanging on the wall was carved a couple of years ago by CC Rider out in the desert near Palm Springs
-small tiki on the speaker in front of the bar was brought back from Tahiti (not by me, unfortunately... it was a gift)
-the lamp on the bar was rescued from the late Hawaii Kai Lounge in the Bill Wong's Restaurant here in Montreal
-the hanging lamp is from my family's old basement bar in my childhood home
-framed menus above the shelves are from the Kon Tiki restaurant in Montreal (60s and 70s versions)

The bar: I recently found it in a local mid-century collectibles and furnishings shop here in town. No details on the manufacturer but it is teak and most certainly dates to the early- to mid-60s. Here is a detail of the top:

Other tikis in the room (opposite the bar, so they're not visible in the picture) include this pair of masks rescued from the Kona Kai Motel in Wildwood Crest, NJ just prior to its demolition last year":