Tiki, Islander, Beachcomber, Polynesian... Similarities? Differences? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 28, 2007 9:30 AM In order of appearence: JM- That Cptn Cook info is hilarious....."cross-over", huh?.... :lol: Pocky- Fishnet floats are the very essence of Beachcomber style. The whole fashion of using fishnet floats as decor pieces and later as lamps comes from the beaches of Hawaii, where people began BEACHCOMBING fishnet floats torn loose by storms off fishing nets on the Japanese coast, which then had drifted over to Hawaiian shores. Tiki Gardener- Bahooka is really Beachcomber style, with some Trader, and very little Tiki. Which is NOT a value judgment and should not inhibit the appreciation of the place! Mike-I totally agree with and dig your concept for you home bar. To be called such, a Tiki bar should have Tikis and Oceanic artifacts in it--but not ONLY that. Beachcomber and Trader items are important to mend it all into a complete illusion. Many of us collect Tiki carvings and Tiki mugs obsessively, and my house is chock full of them, but lining 100 Tikis up against a wall does not make a Tiki Bar, it is more a Tiki Museum. A South Seas traveler concept, like it was expounded in many menus, leaves room for much more varied exotic decor. It is all a matter of balance and personal taste. Please bear in mind that these categories mentioned above were born out of the research for the BOT. They are based on a historic time line. The are not meant to downgrade a style, just to differentiate. I simply observed that A) there was very little Tiki around in Polynesian Pop in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, and B) that the two dominant chains founded in those times (Don and Vic) did not utilize Tikis as logos even in the 50, when the heyday of Tiki came. The Beachcomber never, and Trader Vic's notably introduced Tikis only then, during the 50s, not before. All these observations serve to define and differentiate the genre of TIKI STYLE, when the Tiki became Polynesian Pop's primary icon. Just as the fact that in the 70s Tikis began to get painted with garish colors, and beer neon signs were hung in Tiki Bars, was a sign of the times. So when I talk about Beachcomber style or Tiki devolution, I am referring to historic facts.

In order of appearence:

JM- That Cptn Cook info is hilarious....."cross-over", huh?.... :lol:

Pocky- Fishnet floats are the very essence of Beachcomber style. The whole fashion of using fishnet floats as decor pieces and later as lamps comes from the beaches of Hawaii, where people began BEACHCOMBING fishnet floats torn loose by storms off fishing nets on the Japanese coast, which then had drifted over to Hawaiian shores.

Tiki Gardener- Bahooka is really Beachcomber style, with some Trader, and very little Tiki. Which is NOT a value judgment and should not inhibit the appreciation of the place!

Mike-I totally agree with and dig your concept for you home bar. To be called such, a Tiki bar should have Tikis and Oceanic artifacts in it--but not ONLY that. Beachcomber and Trader items are important to mend it all into a complete illusion. Many of us collect Tiki carvings and Tiki mugs obsessively, and my house is chock full of them, but lining 100 Tikis up against a wall does not make a Tiki Bar, it is more a Tiki Museum. A South Seas traveler concept, like it was expounded in many menus, leaves room for much more varied exotic decor. It is all a matter of balance and personal taste.

Please bear in mind that these categories mentioned above were born out of the research for the BOT. They are based on a historic time line. The are not meant to downgrade a style, just to differentiate. I simply observed that A) there was very little Tiki around in Polynesian Pop in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, and B) that the two dominant chains founded in those times (Don and Vic) did not utilize Tikis as logos even in the 50, when the heyday of Tiki came. The Beachcomber never, and Trader Vic's notably introduced Tikis only then, during the 50s, not before. All these observations serve to define and differentiate the genre of TIKI STYLE, when the Tiki became Polynesian Pop's primary icon.

Just as the fact that in the 70s Tikis began to get painted with garish colors, and beer neon signs were hung in Tiki Bars, was a sign of the times.

So when I talk about Beachcomber style or Tiki devolution, I am referring to historic facts.

Post #302464 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Apr 28, 2007 9:30 AM