Hotel Taharaa, Papeete, Tahiti (hotel) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 26, 2013 1:34 AM Thank you No No for all this background. So if the O.A. Tiki was made to scale, does this answer my earlier question of... On 2010-06-27 18:48, bigbrotiki wrote: The Tiki was shortened at its knees. Initially, because he was too tall? Or years later, because of wood rot? ...the cutting of the feet must have been due to rot? Ever since I found out that the builder of the Tahara'a was American (and retired in Glendale CA, if I recall correctly?) I wanted to know more about the whole story. I found this out from the manager of the Royal Tahitian Hotel in Papeete, an English gentleman who once been a manager at the Tahara'a (I think his name was, err, Roger ?.....? - I am glad YOU have such good memory :) ) and who sold me the last original Royal Tahitian logo shirt they had there. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23789&forum=16&vpost=300690 P.S.: Comparing the photos of the Tiki in this thread again, it actually looks more like they did not CUT the Tiki's feet, they just poured a new base of concrete around them, to strengthen a base probably weakened by time and climate. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-08-26 01:41 ]

Thank you No No for all this background. So if the O.A. Tiki was made to scale, does this answer my earlier question of...

On 2010-06-27 18:48, bigbrotiki wrote:

The Tiki was shortened at its knees. Initially, because he was too tall? Or years later, because of wood rot?

...the cutting of the feet must have been due to rot?

Ever since I found out that the builder of the Tahara'a was American (and retired in Glendale CA, if I recall correctly?) I wanted to know more about the whole story. I found this out from the manager of the Royal Tahitian Hotel in Papeete, an English gentleman who once been a manager at the Tahara'a (I think his name was, err, Roger ?.....? - I am glad YOU have such good memory :) ) and who sold me the last original Royal Tahitian logo shirt they had there.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23789&forum=16&vpost=300690

P.S.: Comparing the photos of the Tiki in this thread again, it actually looks more like they did not CUT the Tiki's feet, they just poured a new base of concrete around them, to strengthen a base probably weakened by time and climate.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-08-26 01:41 ]

Post #691457 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Aug 26, 2013 1:34 AM