Post #351891 by tikiyaki on Sat, Dec 29, 2007 1:14 PM

So, in the spirit of the "First Exotica" thread ....

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=26783&forum=11&14

What is your first and/or favorite tiki from your collection. Is there a tiki you got way back that was basically a "floodgate opener" for your tiki obsession ? For me it was finding this set of tiki twins at the thrift store next to Sharkeez in Redondo beach (or was it Hermosa?) near the pier. I remember wandering in there and finding these two guys...sometime back in 97', 98', 99' ? ...not sure exactly when.

They're about 6 or 7" tall, and appear to be made of koa. no "made in Hawaii" label in the back or anything, but they definitely appear to be vintage. Unfortunately, one guy lost part of his foot. These guys are special to me, cos they were the first tikis I got, and that made me get all tiki obsessed.
Anyway...these guys are my favorites out of my collection. One day, I plan to mount them on some nice tapa backed bamboo frames....one day.

Post your fave tikis here !

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-12-29 13:19 ]