Mai Kai - Tiki Archeology - General Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 3:58 PM On 2009-07-07 15:29, GatorRob wrote: Here is another picture of the tiki now in the gardens when it was indoors in the Surfboard Bar: Big mahalo to Bob and LeRoy for sending me this next image from the ARTS OF THE SOUTH SEAS book (Museum of Modern Art, Simon and Schuster, 1946). If the Mai-Kai tiki is a mid-century interpretation of a genuine Papua New Guinea carving, this may very well be the image it was derived from: I just got this postcard rendering from the Mai Kai that shows the Tiki out front. Here is a close, looks just like teh one sent over by Bob and Leroy. DC

On 2009-07-07 15:29, GatorRob wrote:
Here is another picture of the tiki now in the gardens when it was indoors in the Surfboard Bar:

Big mahalo to Bob and LeRoy for sending me this next image from the ARTS OF THE SOUTH SEAS book (Museum of Modern Art, Simon and Schuster, 1946). If the Mai-Kai tiki is a mid-century interpretation of a genuine Papua New Guinea carving, this may very well be the image it was derived from:

I just got this postcard rendering from the Mai Kai that shows the Tiki out front.

Here is a close, looks just like teh one sent over by Bob and Leroy.

Post #487288 by Dustycajun on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 3:58 PM