Post #284797 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Feb 11, 2007 10:54 AM

I am at THIS urban jungle, where Tigers roam...

This shell of a Tiki is hidden next to one of the entrances/exits to the AVIARY at the L.A. ZOO.
With it's palm core rotted out, it must have fallen over, and some Zoo worker who does not relate to Oceanic art propped it up upside down so it can stand on its own:

Its style reminds me of Ed Crissman's Tikis for The Tropics. It probably had a palm root hairdo when new. The cool wrap-around mouth is based on Tahitian/Marquesan design.