Post #371943 by GatorRob on Sun, Apr 6, 2008 8:54 AM

Mai Tai, sorry to stir up trouble! I wasn't claiming that these tikis came from the Trader Vic's warehouse sale or that these were even Trader Vic's tikis at all. I was simply making the observation that they looked like they came from the same Asian supplier, that's all. So, if I wasn't clear, my apologies! No heads exploding please! :D

On a (hopefully) related note, I recently found these two tikis for sale. After a little digging, I discovered they are new and were carved in the Philippines. And I don't think they're bad at all. Stylistically, they clearly do have historical roots. The shape of the head on the tongue tiki is like that of a root ball, although if it were mine, I would get rid of the flowery designs on the forehead and get someone to carve him a rootball-like hairdo.