Interesting Facts about the Creation of 'Tiki' - - Beyond Tiki

AC Atomic Cocktail Tiki Socialite Land O' The Next Big One-L.A. Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 929	AC Atomic Cocktail Posted posted on Fri, Jan 9, 2004 12:50 PM The End: Early Proto-Polynesians from the "Antique mall" Islands would vie with each other for the title of "More-Tiki-Than-Thou", manifested by the accumulation of crude ceramic drinking vessels, brightly colored tapa-cloth clothing, carved idols, pictorial representations of communal dining structures and puffer-fish bodies converted into lighting apparatus. This activity revolved around the ritual of creating and consuming vast quantities of a mildly narcotic drink distilled from local fruit stuffs. This soon degenerated into an all out war of avarice resulting in the demise of the culture due to the neglect of necessary occupations, such as food gathering and other basic economic activities. The final death blow came from a neighboring tribe diluting the original tribe's culture due to a weakening through it's preoccupation with material objects. The conquering tribe, who's rituals, brightly colored tapa-cloth clothing, stylized avian head-dresses appear similar to the uninitiated into the original tribe's inner mysteries. However, the opposing tribe from the South Eastern Islands were composed of members from the mainly male fraternal organizations of that group, distinguish by the fan-like structures mounted to their canoes. " Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!" -RevBambooBen- [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-01-09 12:54 ] [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-01-09 12:59 ]

The End: Early Proto-Polynesians from the "Antique mall" Islands would vie with each other for the title of "More-Tiki-Than-Thou", manifested by the accumulation of crude ceramic drinking vessels, brightly colored tapa-cloth clothing, carved idols, pictorial representations of communal dining structures and puffer-fish bodies converted into lighting apparatus. This activity revolved around the ritual of creating and consuming vast quantities of a mildly narcotic drink distilled from local fruit stuffs.

This soon degenerated into an all out war of avarice resulting in the demise of the culture due to the neglect of necessary occupations, such as food gathering and other basic economic activities. The final death blow came from a neighboring tribe diluting the original tribe's culture due to a weakening through it's preoccupation with material objects.

The conquering tribe, who's rituals, brightly colored tapa-cloth clothing, stylized avian head-dresses appear similar to the uninitiated into the original tribe's inner mysteries. However, the opposing tribe from the South Eastern Islands were composed of members from the mainly male fraternal organizations of that group, distinguish by the fan-like structures mounted to their canoes.

" Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!"

-RevBambooBen-

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-01-09 12:54 ]

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-01-09 12:59 ]

Post #68556 by Atomic Cocktail on Fri, Jan 9, 2004 12:50 PM