Post #567694 by trutiki on Sun, Dec 5, 2010 12:14 PM

"doesn't it suck when you come here for info and no one is willing to help you out?"

Thanks for this reply. Another person also added partial info so it isn't entirely true. Btw, I bought the one on etsy. The owner paid well over what she charged for shipping, the thing is so heavy and said the hole was already there. It's not new for sure but it's recent.

I could tell it's a souvenir since its finish and casting is commercial-grade. I just like how it looks in my home office which is bright white filled with real and quasi-tiki things mixed with mostly mod colorful strange stuff that makes me smile while I work. Must be all those asceptic cubicle years spent in a "serious about design" ad agency where the red pen was about the only bright spot in the see of black and white that draws me to my version of Tiki. But isn't that the spirit of escapism that the purists wax poetic about all the time? So if an errant souvenir speaks to that ideal at gut level I think it qualifies.

I wasn't thinking I had something special so I truly appreciate all who answered for satisfying my curiosity. (Please don't take what I am about to say as a slam fellow TCers; I merely point out an impression) I think many very knowledgeable readers are following the adage "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Non-California people like me know we have not found the holy grail as tiki is almost non-existent in many parts. Helpful information like yours is a courtesy that, forgive me, seems to take a holiday every once in a while here when an item isn't a restaurant artifact or designed by Shag.

Thank you all again for aiding my fill-in-the blank quest.