Mortlock Islands Tapuanu Mask - General Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Fri, Apr 16, 2004 11:56 AM Here's a photo from an old Bishop Museum guide that shows a very similar mask. It's on the "Hawaiian Hall" page, although I suspect it was just a nice filler image for the page and did not actually exist in the Hawaiian Hall. Could the owners of the Polynesian in Washington have seen this guide as well? Bigbro - In my previous post, that first postcard of the Polynesian is the earlier image and probably dates from the 1950s-1960s. The sign mask in the second postcard is newer (1960s-1970s), and although any of us would drool today to find such a mask in a warehouse or thriftstore, it is not near as nice as the earlier sign, in my opinion. Sabu [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-16 11:57 ]

Here's a photo from an old Bishop Museum guide that shows a very similar mask. It's on the "Hawaiian Hall" page, although I suspect it was just a nice filler image for the page and did not actually exist in the Hawaiian Hall. Could the owners of the Polynesian in Washington have seen this guide as well?

Bigbro - In my previous post, that first postcard of the Polynesian is the earlier image and probably dates from the 1950s-1960s. The sign mask in the second postcard is newer (1960s-1970s), and although any of us would drool today to find such a mask in a warehouse or thriftstore, it is not near as nice as the earlier sign, in my opinion.

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-16 11:57 ]

Post #86593 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Fri, Apr 16, 2004 11:56 AM