Post #363719 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 12:45 AM

That carving seems to be the least "Picasso Tiki" look-alike, though:

And I have the swizzle stick, but never made the connection....

...because some key elements are different: Shape of the head, the mouth, the hands, etc. The rendering on the matchbook and menu is still the closest to the original, the swizzle and the carving must have been derived from those. That makes sense:

Often, the architect's office did not only design the restaurant, but their graphic artists also designed the logo and menu for the project. These artists usually used Oceanic Art books for reference. I wonder where that designer found Picasso's Tiki, in what book...and if he referenced it knowingly.