Post #88727 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Apr 28, 2004 2:31 PM

On 2004-04-28 14:15, ErichTroudt wrote:
I actually have two of those Moai with whistles. they have a little marking on the back

The other tiki guy has "Tahiti" etched on the back. He looks to be made out of Abolone shell.

Erich

Aha! those tikis were made by the company that Oceanic Arts bought out to start their business. If you'll note, in the Book of Tiki it shows Bob and Leroy initially started their biz by selling tiki pendants and necklaces. The logo on the back shown in the pic above is the logo of the company they bought these from.

Traderpup found a bag of these (60+ or so) amulets at a flea market/show and took them to Bob at OA for more info on them. Bob told him the story. Fortunately for me, SugarCaddyDaddy, King Kuku, Floratina and Hula Hula, we got to cherry pick the ones we wanted out of the pile.

A significant piece of Poly Pop (not me) history you've got there....

**Poly-Pop ***

He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS!

[ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2004-04-28 14:32 ]