The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Thu, May 19, 2011 7:28 AM On 2009-12-03 07:45, JOHN-O wrote: Muy bueno, Senor Naufrago !! Los Banana Splits es muy magnifico. BigBro, would it be possible that the most famous shield and spears in Tiki iconography might have been "African" ? I'm sure the native Polynesians carried such things but did Tiki-style include weapons that were uniquely Oceanic? I always assumed these items were part of the African Pop Primitism cross-over. Uga Booga natives were always chasing the white expeditions with spear and shield in hand. Excellent pointing out of how American Poly-Pop uses African iconography to create Tiki. Here is the shield and spear in a less inconographic manner: [ Edited by: christiki295 2011-05-19 07:44 ]

On 2009-12-03 07:45, JOHN-O wrote:
Muy bueno, Senor Naufrago !! Los Banana Splits es muy magnifico.

BigBro, would it be possible that the most famous shield and spears in Tiki iconography might have been "African" ?

I'm sure the native Polynesians carried such things but did Tiki-style include weapons that were uniquely Oceanic? I always assumed these items were part of the African Pop Primitism cross-over. Uga Booga natives were always chasing the white expeditions with spear and shield in hand.

Excellent pointing out of how American Poly-Pop uses African iconography to create Tiki.

Here is the shield and spear in a less inconographic manner:

[ Edited by: christiki295 2011-05-19 07:44 ]

Post #589892 by christiki295 on Thu, May 19, 2011 7:28 AM