Origin for this tiki statue? - Collecting Tiki

T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 839	T tikicoma Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 10:12 PM I have two of these both a little smaller than yours. I think they were made in the Philippines. I've ran across a number of these in the south sound most nicely done and a couple kind of rough. Thought I saw a sticker on one confirming this that I didn't buy but I won't swear to that. But what I can say is that the Polynesia restaurant in Seattle which had the female tikis seen on either side of this entrance at the '62 Seattle worlds fair... also had in 11/61 your tikis big brother. I've also bought a few tikis in Hawaii from Tongan carvers and their style has seemed different from these. (this in reference to Kylejacks' link) aloha, tikicoma [ Edited by: tikicoma 2014-02-24 00:04 ]

I have two of these both a little smaller than yours. I think they were made in the Philippines. I've ran across a number of these in the south sound most nicely done and a couple kind of rough. Thought I saw a sticker on one confirming this that I didn't buy but I won't swear to that. But what I can say is that the Polynesia restaurant in Seattle which had the female tikis seen on either side of this entrance at the '62 Seattle worlds fair...

also had in 11/61 your tikis big brother.

I've also bought a few tikis in Hawaii from Tongan carvers and their style has seemed different from these.
(this in reference to Kylejacks' link)

aloha, tikicoma

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2014-02-24 00:04 ]

Post #709234 by tikicoma on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 10:12 PM