Origin of early Trader Vic's logo Tiki found! - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, May 12, 2007 11:04 PM Guys, you're mixing up all the Tikis here! Swanky is talking about the already known Trader Vic's logo MASK, based on the Miguel Covarrubias rendering from "Arts of the South Seas", (BOT p.247). And the Tiki on Humu's blog photo might not be the exact same one than the one in the article, because OA (Ed Crissman?) made several in that specific style. But this post is concerned with the Maori Tiki shown first, and I would have expected more images of Tikis based on that one, (like other T. V.'s items, or Kona Kai stuff...)? But now that we are free associating, here are two more details from the Trader's menu cover: This is a swizzle/cocktail pic similar to the paddle used on the cover... ...and here is the Tapa pattern from the cover: It is from the Tapa tile retainer wall on the front of the Beverly Hills Trader....

Guys, you're mixing up all the Tikis here! Swanky is talking about the already known Trader Vic's logo MASK, based on the Miguel Covarrubias rendering from "Arts of the South Seas", (BOT p.247). And the Tiki on Humu's blog photo might not be the exact same one than the one in the article, because OA (Ed Crissman?) made several in that specific style.

But this post is concerned with the Maori Tiki shown first, and I would have expected more images of Tikis based on that one, (like other T. V.'s items, or Kona Kai stuff...)?

But now that we are free associating, here are two more details from the Trader's menu cover:

This is a swizzle/cocktail pic similar to the paddle used on the cover...

...and here is the Tapa pattern from the cover:

It is from the Tapa tile retainer wall on the front of the Beverly Hills Trader....

Post #305988 by bigbrotiki on Sat, May 12, 2007 11:04 PM