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Post #67815 by pablus on Mon, Jan 5, 2004 7:46 PM

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pablus posted on Mon, Jan 5, 2004 7:46 PM

Actually, it's been stated that the art of carving Tiki was brought to Hawai'i from other Polynesian Islands and further back in time... from Peru and British Columbia.

Polynesia was populated with those descendants of the Peruvian Balsa-wood-raft Mariners integrating with the peoples who came in large canoes from what is now British Columbia. Oddly - both had tikis/totems as a large part of their culture.

The book, Kon Tiki, tries to prove that anyway. I believe quite successfully.
Thor Heyerdahl... what a ride that guy and his buddies took.

Hmmm... they sailed right about the time Trader Vic's was blossoming.

Maybe the power of Tiki LET people land so that Tiki could take over the world. Maybe Hanford is really made of stone and over a thousand years old.
Maybe I should have another drink.