Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Feb 5, 2008 10:59 AM This postcard is indeed a stellar example of urban archeology, of how ONE discarded object can lead to previously unknown manifestations of Tiki culture, and: That it still can happen to this day. The Sedalia Tiki House is is a prime example of what I see as so endearing in Polynesian Pop: That INDIVIDUALS took the inspiration from other Tiki manifestations and built THEIR OWN version of the South Seas Shangri-La, motivating feats like dredging out a lake and building an island. This place was created in a vacuum of sorts, without O.A. or Witco coming into play, and the interior might not seem spectacular, but so many elements like the A-frame architecture, the torches and the unique metal cut outs are classic Polynesian pop. It existed under our radar until that ONE TIKI FIND. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-02-05 13:44 ]

This postcard is indeed a stellar example of urban archeology, of how ONE discarded object can lead to previously unknown manifestations of Tiki culture, and: That it still can happen to this day. The Sedalia Tiki House is is a prime example of what I see as so endearing in Polynesian Pop: That INDIVIDUALS took the inspiration from other Tiki manifestations and built THEIR OWN version of the South Seas Shangri-La, motivating feats like dredging out a lake and building an island.

This place was created in a vacuum of sorts, without O.A. or Witco coming into play, and the interior might not seem spectacular, but so many elements like the A-frame architecture, the torches and the unique metal cut outs are classic Polynesian pop. It existed under our radar until that ONE TIKI FIND.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-02-05 13:44 ]

Post #359310 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Feb 5, 2008 10:59 AM