Post #600135 by Tipsy McStagger on Sun, Jul 31, 2011 3:11 PM

Thanks sven- I didn't know that chin had one of those.....

Okay, this is gonna sting a bit for you fellow tiki hunters out there.....

just when you think the weekends tiki finds couldn't get any better, check out these three united airlines foam and fiberglass tikis i pulled out of an incredible house this weekend !! - The house was built in 69' and the couple that owned it traveled extensively - they loved to entertain and she was an interior designer. She actually made all the fake palms you see in the photos below- i have included pics of where these tikis were located in the house by the indoor pool. There was a bar poolside with a fireplace next to the pool (not shown). The basement had a huge semi circular bamboo bar with palm trees and decor. The house was right out of a shag painting, with sunken bathtub, circular kitchen and more.....

The barstools downstairs (not the ones poolside, though those are now sold ) went to another t.c. member at this sale as did the witco wahine shown in the picture below. The house was huge and incredible....it's on the market now for I believe $1.5 mill.

It always amazes me that this late in the tiki revival, after most old school tiki bars have been rediscovered, one can still find basement home bar hideaways, rec rooms and tropical bars that are virtually untouched, Every once in awhile a sale this awesome comes along.

This witco wahine was different - There was some question as to it's authenticity because of the painted background on black vinyl so I contacted ken pleasant and he said that it was an original piece- There is a picture of that style of witco with hand-painted background in the witco catalog.