Who carved these tikis? Location revisited and UPDATE pg2 - General Tiki

KC Kona Chris Tiki Socialite Chandler, AZ Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 242	KC Kona Chris Posted posted on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 8:26 PM On 2008-07-17 13:11, bigbrotiki wrote: These are indeed the only Milan Gunako Tikis left that are still "in situ", so they deserve to be preserved and protected. There are a number of Milan Gunako Tikis at the Kon Tiki in Tucson that have been there since it opened, but I guess it would depend on your definition of "in situ". Unfortunately at least one of them, the largest and formerly the best in my opinion, was tragically painted in horrible garish colors (on page 248 of BOT). Many of the others are painted inside, but they really aren't like the big one. Although a flash tends to make them look garishly colored, the effect is much different inside. Chris

On 2008-07-17 13:11, bigbrotiki wrote:

These are indeed the only Milan Gunako Tikis left that are still "in situ", so they deserve to be preserved and protected.

There are a number of Milan Gunako Tikis at the Kon Tiki in Tucson that have been there since it opened, but I guess it would depend on your definition of "in situ".

Unfortunately at least one of them, the largest and formerly the best in my opinion, was tragically painted in horrible garish colors (on page 248 of BOT). Many of the others are painted inside, but they really aren't like the big one. Although a flash tends to make them look garishly colored, the effect is much different inside.

Chris

Post #394788 by Kona Chris on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 8:26 PM