Discovery & Restoration of vintage Oceanic Arts tiki in Kansas City, MO and now, AMAZING chapter 2 ! - General Tiki

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2003 10:53 AM Now THAT'S the way to first-post as a new Tiki Central member! Looks like you have yourself a genuine #137 Oceanic Arts Marquesan Tahitian tiki alright! Ed Crissman is most famous for his 20-plus foot Maori monster now in Tahiti. Ed was their specialist in the Tahitian/Marquesan/Cook Islands style. There are a TON of his poles still in Trader Vic's restaurants. (That's the style I carve, too, and I am a great, great admirer of the man). Nice piece and story! [ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2003-11-30 10:55 ]

Now THAT'S the way to first-post as a new Tiki Central member! Looks like you have yourself a genuine #137 Oceanic Arts Marquesan Tahitian tiki alright! Ed Crissman is most famous for his 20-plus foot Maori monster now in Tahiti. Ed was their specialist in the Tahitian/Marquesan/Cook Islands style. There are a TON of his poles still in Trader Vic's restaurants. (That's the style I carve, too, and I am a great, great admirer of the man). Nice piece and story!

[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2003-11-30 10:55 ]

Post #62650 by Basement Kahuna on Sun, Nov 30, 2003 10:53 AM