Post #525108 by Brandomoai on Tue, Apr 20, 2010 2:44 PM

On 2010-04-20 04:45, bigbrotiki wrote:
But the above mug is clearly a North Pacific Indian mug, not made for a Polynesian restaurant, while the Hawaiian Inn one is a Tiki mug with North Pacific art influences.

Yeah, I see your point! I can't think of another example in the same vein as the Hawaiian Inn mug, although I'm sure there are lots of examples of the use of PNW or Native American art in general in Tiki establishments. Here's something from my collection that hung in Edmonton's Tiki Tiki:

I don't want to derail this thread, but I do think it's an interesting subject with potential for exploration along the same lines as the "Jungle-Style/Dark Continent" thread (as long as the focus remains its ties to Tiki culture especially in the classic era). Is it unavailability of authentic or even reproduced Polynesian art? Or is it that the proprietors or the public failed to distinguish the difference between primitive artforms?