The Polynesia, Seattle, WA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

K keigs20 Tiki Socialite WA Joined: Jun 02, 2002 Posts: 549	K keigs20 Posted posted on Sat, Mar 17, 2018 4:42 PM I had a guy contact me last week, wondering if I would be interested in a huge tiki mask from the Polynesia in Seattle. The mask hung on his house when he bought it I believe he said 20 years ago. He told me he found out it was Witco by searching online about the restaurant. He had also found out that Mr Westenhaver was my grandfather in-law and he and his wife would like it to go back to the family as he was sure Bill had something to do with the design and maybe carving of the mask. He told me the original homeowner had bought the mask at an auction for the Polynesia restaurant in 1981 for $10.00. The mask has been hanging from 1981 until 2015 when the couple remodeled their home and it did not fit the area anymore. The house it hung on was known as the Tiki house and was located on Lake Tapps in Pierce County, Washington. Thanks to the very kind people it is now in our hands where it will be brought back to it's old Witco glory days. When I am finished refinishing and weatherizing it will hang on our house for many years to come. At some point the mask was cut down a bit. It now measures 10' tall by 4'8" wide. Over all the mask is very solid for its age and so much Washington weather. Sorry about my terrible story telling and punctuation. pleasanttiki.com [ Edited by: keigs20 2018-03-17 16:51 ] [ Edited by: keigs20 2018-03-17 16:52 ] [ Edited by: keigs20 2018-03-17 18:13 ]

I had a guy contact me last week, wondering if I would be interested in a huge tiki mask from the Polynesia in Seattle. The mask hung on his house when he bought it I believe he said 20 years ago. He told me he found out it was Witco by searching online about the restaurant. He had also found out that Mr Westenhaver was my grandfather in-law and he and his wife would like it to go back to the family as he was sure Bill had something to do with the design and maybe carving of the mask. He told me the original homeowner had bought the mask at an auction for the Polynesia restaurant in 1981 for $10.00. The mask has been hanging from 1981 until 2015 when the couple remodeled their home and it did not fit the area anymore. The house it hung on was known as the Tiki house and was located on Lake Tapps in Pierce County, Washington. Thanks to the very kind people it is now in our hands where it will be brought back to it's old Witco glory days. When I am finished refinishing and weatherizing it will hang on our house for many years to come. At some point the mask was cut down a bit. It now measures 10' tall by 4'8" wide. Over all the mask is very solid for its age and so much Washington weather. Sorry about my terrible story telling and punctuation.

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Post #785116 by keigs20 on Sat, Mar 17, 2018 4:42 PM