Post #673666 by Tipsy McStagger on Mon, Apr 8, 2013 4:54 AM

On 2013-04-08 03:47, happy buddha wrote:
Holy cow! Nice find!

Am I crazy, or do those Mainlanders appear not to be made for fountains? (ie no notches for bowls or holes for tubing)

thanks !!

these were designed as stand alone tikis- they have flat backs on them. There is a witco mainlander tiki similiar to it at chef shangri-la that was a fountain at one time. Their tiki has the tell-tale tongue that extends out of the mouth plus the notch carved in front that would hold a carved fountain bowl.

Also, the chef has 2 of the little guys like the one i got. Theirs have been attached to a smaller square tiki which in turn is attached to a carved witco square base. This brings the height of theirs up to about 5 ft or so.

According to the seller, these were pulled from a tiki bar that was being closed down somewhere on the south side of chicago. No one seems to know which one.

" I may not know karate..... but I do know crazy !!"

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2013-04-08 04:56 ]

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2013-04-08 04:57 ]