Post #621022 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 5:04 PM

On second thought, after the re-reading of the opening post...

On 2012-01-08 17:30, vintagelaace wrote:
.... I lived behind the Kapu Kai. I read from the posts from the son that some of the tiki's and fountains were stolen. I have been working on the history of ....

...you might as well NOT wanna say anything, because that "stolen" allegation is what already led Mr. Bali Hai to act defensive. But there is no reason for that, really.

This kind of thing happens when outsiders who have no understanding of A.) The history of original Tiki culture, and B.) the history of the Tiki Revival appear and make hasty conclusions. The dialectic relationship of Tiki temple creation to Tiki abandonment and destruction, and then to Tiki salvage can only be adequately understood by active participants of these phases.

I think I sufficiently described my reasons for hesitation over the claim of origin, but I also stated why it was not completely out of the question. I am glad that this piece got saved and is in good hands - wherever it is from.