Post #571818 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 11:15 PM

On 2011-01-10 08:29, JonPez wrote:
He didn't recall much, other than the project was one of the first he worked on with his new partners. I asked him if he knew where they got the tikis and decorations from, and he just said they came from a California company that had a a catalog. He couldn't remember the name, but when I mentioned Oceanic Arts, he said that sounded familiar.

Maybe that was the going wisdom among many builders at the time, but the Tikis at the Tahitian resort are really unique, and were most likely ALL carved by Frank Schmudde:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32101&forum=1&vpost=450179

Maybe if you mention his name and show your dad some of the pics, he'll remember more. It is such a bummer that this artist passed on before one of us could get to him. I am considering paying the Tahitian Resort a visit to document it as a "lost civilization"!