What Great Tiki Finds Are Left To Be Found? - General Tiki

PR Phillip Roberts Tiki Socialite OAHU/Seattle Joined: Sep 09, 2003 Posts: 1701	PR Phillip Roberts Posted posted on Sat, Jul 17, 2010 1:40 PM Aloha, Bigbrotiki wrote:* The only thing I am worried about is that the dedicated Tiki archeologists are a dying breed. With the BOT being out of print now for years, the understanding of the context and history of original Tiki culture is more and more replaced by Tiki revival stuff and the single-minded search for drunken fun -Yeah yeah, nothing wrong with that, blah blah, ha haaa.....but you know what I mean. BOT may be out of print Sven, but there are hard cover copies in every public library in Hawaii (and I suspect other countries and states.) I think what has really happened is that in many cases, the internet has allowed discovery to accelerate to a very fast and dizzying rate. Even the most dedicated (and casual) Tiki archeologist is entitled to a little fun, (before and) after posting a clue that may lead to a greater discovery. Perhaps that answer will not come right away but further down the road in the hazy future. On 2010-07-17 12:48, Dustycajun wrote: To me, the thrill of the chase is to find items from places that have not been documented before. I vote for the vast untapped resource point of view - there is a treasure trove of swag just waiting to be uncovered. I agree. The primary source material is the best to draw upon. I also thrill to the excitment of the chase and their eventual connection to the bigger picture. I consider the "History Detectives," "Pawn Shop," and "American Pickers" television programs all to be the kissing cousins of the "Antique Roadshow." These programs have shown that people like to know what they have, and (of course) what it's worth. As long as that is a base instinct in humanity, many finds (tiki and otherwise) will be made contributing to the larger understanding of it all. My friends have a home tiki bar and a six year old. He knows what tiki is, even if he doesn't understand the context. Yet.

Aloha,

Bigbrotiki wrote:*
The only thing I am worried about is that the dedicated Tiki archeologists are a dying breed. With the BOT being out of print now for years, the understanding of the context and history of original Tiki culture is more and more replaced by Tiki revival stuff and the single-minded search for drunken fun -Yeah yeah, nothing wrong with that, blah blah, ha haaa.....but you know what I mean.

BOT may be out of print Sven, but there are hard cover copies in every public library in Hawaii (and I suspect other countries and states.) I think what has really happened is that in many cases, the internet has allowed discovery to accelerate to a very fast and dizzying rate. Even the most dedicated (and casual) Tiki archeologist is entitled to a little fun, (before and) after posting a clue that may lead to a greater discovery. Perhaps that answer will not come right away but further down the road in the hazy future.

On 2010-07-17 12:48, Dustycajun wrote:
To me, the thrill of the chase is to find items from places that have not been documented before. I vote for the vast untapped resource point of view - there is a treasure trove of swag just waiting to be uncovered.

I agree. The primary source material is the best to draw upon. I also thrill to the excitment of the chase and their eventual connection to the bigger picture.

I consider the "History Detectives," "Pawn Shop," and "American Pickers" television programs all to be the kissing cousins of the "Antique Roadshow." These programs have shown that people like to know what they have, and (of course) what it's worth. As long as that is a base instinct in humanity, many finds (tiki and otherwise) will be made contributing to the larger understanding of it all.

My friends have a home tiki bar and a six year old. He knows what tiki is, even if he doesn't understand the context. Yet.

Post #543092 by Phillip Roberts on Sat, Jul 17, 2010 1:40 PM