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Tiki Central / General Tiki / 1935 Ballyhoo Magazine South Seas Edition (image heavy)

Post #297777 by Koolau on Mon, Apr 9, 2007 1:38 AM

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Koolau posted on Mon, Apr 9, 2007 1:38 AM

Even though Sven's mentioned it a million times, that magazine really drove home the idea of "pre-Tiki". There's not one tiki in any of the illustrations - just grass huts and hula girls. I'm still amazed. I have to re-read the Book of Tiki - why did tiki become the central image of Poly Pop?