Post #512969 by gruntor on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 7:51 PM

Thanks, i have always enjoyed the beauty of the grotesque faces, and I'm amazed that the tiki styles vary across the pacific. Our toys mimic the easter island Moai, which are much simpler. There was a place i used to go in NJ called "China Paradise" which was completely tiki-themed, with grass huts, tiki mugs and large tiki sculptures in kind of a dark, colorful setting. It was creepy, mysterious and beautiful to me as a child, and i believe these were made in the 50s and (more likely) 60s. Not much left of the place now, save a few of the tiki statues...they revamped it into what seems like a diner. :(