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Post #534165 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Jun 4, 2010 7:43 AM

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Very close, I was thinking that too at first, because of the bold patterns...but it's more inspired by another, equally iconic image from the BOT:

This and the rendering of the Kon-Tiki above are on my list of what believe to be the ten most enigmatic images of Tiki past, so no wonder they have been an inspiration to artists and designers. I have seen it in Doug Horne's early work, and much earlier, in this, another icon of Tiki art in itself: