Are these from the Trader Vic's warehouse sale? - General Tiki

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Sun, Apr 6, 2008 2:36 PM On 2008-04-06 11:56, TIKIBOSKO wrote: I love how they carved the word "Tiki" on top, just to make sure there is no question of what you are looking at. Actually, it spells "Kapu Tiki", which is the name of the company. And here is their website. I looked through their site and whoever bought these two to sell in their store at least picked two of the better designs they offer because most of the others on the site are just wrong in my opinion. However, this one that they make: is clearly based on the Kona Kai tiki seen in BOT (p. 142). On 2008-04-06 11:59, Koolau wrote: Crap - this is so hard. I can recognize a Bumatay or Barney West on one end of the tiki spectrum, and that alien football-head tiki on the other, but much else in between is a muddle. Yes, it is all rather subjective, isn't it? But I do agree that there is some justification, as Sven pointed out, that some may belong under the banner of "tiki", while others (like the Balinese carvings that Vic's uses these days) maybe don't. Some will agrue that point, but that's what makes it fun! :) I did recognize that smaller tiki when I first saw it as being a copy of an authentic Hawaiian tiki because I had previously taken this picture at the Hawaiiana Hotel in Honolulu:

On 2008-04-06 11:56, TIKIBOSKO wrote:
I love how they carved the word "Tiki" on top, just to make sure there is no question of what you are looking at.

Actually, it spells "Kapu Tiki", which is the name of the company. And here is their website. I looked through their site and whoever bought these two to sell in their store at least picked two of the better designs they offer because most of the others on the site are just wrong in my opinion. However, this one that they make:

is clearly based on the Kona Kai tiki seen in BOT (p. 142).

On 2008-04-06 11:59, Koolau wrote:
Crap - this is so hard. I can recognize a Bumatay or Barney West on one end of the tiki spectrum, and that alien football-head tiki on the other, but much else in between is a muddle.

Yes, it is all rather subjective, isn't it? But I do agree that there is some justification, as Sven pointed out, that some may belong under the banner of "tiki", while others (like the Balinese carvings that Vic's uses these days) maybe don't. Some will agrue that point, but that's what makes it fun! :)

I did recognize that smaller tiki when I first saw it as being a copy of an authentic Hawaiian tiki because I had previously taken this picture at the Hawaiiana Hotel in Honolulu:

Post #372010 by GatorRob on Sun, Apr 6, 2008 2:36 PM