Post #449497 by KreepyTiki on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 8:14 PM

On 2009-04-24 08:33, Kikkietiki wrote:
Love it. Are they big enough for little fishies to swim in and out of the mouth and eyes? My husband has been wanting to set up a fishtank again and I have been resisting. This may tip the scales.

A few of them are definitely big enough and a few may not be.

On 2009-04-24 09:43, TikiHula wrote:
They look authentic Tahitian to me...

I'm not sure about being "authentic Tahitian". One is sort of Ku-like, but others seem to be wearing feathered head-dresses almost in the Native American style. And while I've seen Tahitian dancers wearing feathers, I can't recall if the head-dresses looked like that.

Here's an example of the ones worn by the Mai-Kai dancers, which look quite different in style.

And as for most of the facial designs, they look a lot closer to Wayne Coombs, it seems to me, than to any Polynesian deities I've seen.

On 2009-04-24 11:12, Hakalugi wrote:
Yeah, I've seen those at Petco. Too goofy looking for my taste...

Here's the Moai in my daughter's aquarium:

That's the same little Moai I got at Petco a couple years ago and has since resided in my own aquarium. And I agree that most are too goofy for my taste as well. The ones I like best are the ones I purchased -- the tiki bar which has more toned-down tikis and the laughing Ku-like tiki with the torches which is more over-the-top but fun.

On 2009-04-24 12:50, procinema29 wrote:
Some beautiful stuff! I think some of it could be used outside the fish tanks, as well...maybe for little kitchen and bathroom displays, and so on.

I agree. And Ive found perfect spots in my lounge for both the happy tiki with the two torches (on top of my erupting underwater volcano)...

...and for the mini tiki bar. (Since I don't have room in my lounge for a full-sized ACTUAL bar, this one fills the bill rather nicely! lol)

And please note the authentic "patina" (i.e. dust) which Sven is so fond of! (Sorry Bigbro -- I couldn't resist! hee hee)

Cheers :drink: :tiki: