New Tiki-Mug kickstarter - Collecting Tiki

ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Fri, Nov 20, 2015 12:21 AM Here is where I lay down a few facts, First off, Witch Doctors have nothing to do with Tiki or anything oceanic The first use of the term "Witch Doctor" was in 1718 in Europe and was referring to a set of quacks, who pretend to cure diseases inflicted by the devil. The second being your use of the "African Witch Doctor" and refers to African shamans (i.e. medicine men) originating in African colonial literature in a 1836 book by Robert Montgomery Martin. So not Tiki at all, but your project sounds like a bit of fun, so best of luck.

Here is where I lay down a few facts, First off, Witch Doctors have nothing to do with Tiki or anything oceanic
The first use of the term "Witch Doctor" was in 1718 in Europe and was referring to a set of quacks,
who pretend to cure diseases inflicted by the devil.

The second being your use of the "African Witch Doctor" and refers to African shamans (i.e. medicine men)
originating in African colonial literature in a 1836 book by Robert Montgomery Martin.

So not Tiki at all, but your project sounds like a bit of fun, so best of luck.

Post #754377 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Fri, Nov 20, 2015 12:21 AM