Post #53800 by emspace on Sat, Oct 4, 2003 6:52 PM

No problem agreeing about the influence of African, etc., though I think it's debatable whether or not Thor proved anything, there's plenty of Polynesian monumental sculpture scattered across the Pacific - and we'll never know for certain for that matter. I think bottom line though is, misguided in presentation or not, the intent to appear "Polynesian" was what Tiki was about.

I absolutely agree that a good severed head could have a Tiki quality - and I have no opinions on whether or not Clark was a qualified magician, I just don't know why he put his magic act in a Polynesian place. Those who read my posts (you poor buggers!) know me as a kind of purist; that's why things like "Afro-Celt Sound System" make me throw up, and I never put soy sauce on my sushi.

:)
aloha, em.

P.S. people who pay hundreds for even the Tikiest of Tiki ceramics seem crazy to me - but if I had arseloads of cash it might seem very different.