A Couple 'O Totems

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P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Sun, Dec 19, 2004 9:47 PM I decided to start cataloging my entire collection this weekend - mugs, paper (menus, postcards, etc), artwork, sculptures and of course carvings. Part of this process involves me creating a sort of personal "catalog" of everything in my collection. My intention is to document the background of not only the piece but also the artist of each item. As such, this weekend I decided to start with the tiki poles. I began taking photographs and thought I would share a few of them with you. Here is a small part of my carving collection with some short tidbits of history on them. I didn't post everything -- just the one's from artists you may recognize. From left to right: House of Tiki, Gecko, Tiki Diablo, Keigs20 The Maori by Gecko was carved specially for me during his Mainland tour in 2003 during a TC Carving Session at the Lagoon Room (I traded one of my paintings for it). The Tiki Diablo piece known as "Tiki Ricardo" doubles as a Conga Drum and is a Gallery piece from the Age of Aquarius show at Copro Nason. And yes, he is the predecessor of the Macumba mug. The Keigs Ku is a replica of the Kahiki Moon Ku. I asked Keigs to leave it unfinished so as to emphasize the grain in the log -- its made of cedar and smells great too! From left to right: Tiki Tony, Bosko, Tiki Diablo I first spotted the Tiki Tony in a Rip Curl shop in Santa Monica and I always regretted walking away from it. I later saw it at Tiki Oasis and this time I took it home. The Tiki Diablo on the right was carved for my daughter's big luau bash when she turned 1. From left to right: Crazy Al, Lake Surfer, Tiki Diablo, Loonatiki The Crazy Al piece is made of resin based on Hang Tiki. Its super light and looks just like a palm log. The Lake Surfer piece came from the Carving Methodology thread. Here's a pic of it in progress. The Tiki Diablo piece was carved for Tiki Farm's Big 'Ol Tiki Bash party back in 2002. The Loonatiki piece is named Congee. Does he look familiar? Saw this guy at Hukilau 2004 and had Loonatiki of Kreepy Tiki do one up for me. From left to right: PolyPop, JungleTrader, Made in PI, Bamboo Ben The Jungle Trader piece is named Bastard2. I traded one of my art pieces for this. The Bamboo Ben tiki on the far right had a whole set of living room furniture that matched it. Tiki Farm got one of the matching tables. My Pair O' Leroys. The one on the right is signed on the back, "Aloha Adrian, Poly Pop - Keep the Moai Spirit. Leroy Schmaltz" I've got a bunch more I'm going to photograph - a few authentic South Pacific pieces from unknown sources, masks, etc. I'll post pics of those when I get a chance (probably not until after the New Year). Poly-Pop * He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS! [ Edited by: polynesianpop on 2004-12-26 16:45 ]
O OnaTiki Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 409	O OnaTiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 19, 2004 11:38 PM Wow, thanks for showing your collection.. I am green with envy..
M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on Sun, Dec 19, 2004 11:50 PM Ahem... You said a couple. Thats quite a collection. Thus Far
TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Sun, Dec 19, 2004 11:54 PM Very nice Pop. Can't wait to see some more. Are you gonna share the broken mugs too? :wink: Aloha, :tiki:
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 12:03 AM Nice collection Pop! I'm honored to be featured with carvers of such caliber and fame!
8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 6:54 AM Great great stuff Poly pop!! Nice to see those for sure. Next time you take photos, step in front of the camera so we can see you with the tiki poles and get a better sense of their size. (unless you are a giant or munchkin which wouldn't help much at all) Good luck in your cataloging efforts. Hope we can see many more pics of your collection!!!
A Alnshely Member Oceanside CA Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 974	A Alnshely Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 9:23 AM Bong, Suicide Sam, FloraTina and I helped PolyPop move to his new digs. He had his mugs boxed up and we moved dozens of boxes. His Brother in law claimed Adrian "Needed Help" with his "Mug Problem". Wait till Adrian posts his Mug collection, I'm dieing to see it. Mahalo, Al
V vwtikigirl Member austin Joined: Jan 01, 2004 Posts: 218	V vwtikigirl Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 9:45 AM Thanks for sharing. You've told me about the collection, but never got to see it. Very impressive! -vw
TB Tiki Bird Tiki Socialite Cerritos, Ca. Joined: Sep 25, 2003 Posts: 850	TB Tiki Bird Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 10:07 AM Great pics PolyPop, looking forward to seeing the mug collection! Tbird.
S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 2:17 PM Monkeyman wrote: Ahem... You said a couple. Thats quite a collection. Thus Far HA! No kidding! I can't wait for the "Couple 'o Mugs" pictures. (FYI-those of us that helped PolyPop move found that 75% of the boxes were mugs & tiki related items and the remaining 25% were his regular household goods!)
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 2:47 PM I am totally jelous. Thanks for showing your collection!! Later, Spermy
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 4:03 PM On 2004-12-20 09:23, Alnshely wrote: Bong, Suicide Sam, FloraTina and I helped PolyPop move to his new digs. He had his mugs boxed up and we moved dozens of boxes. His Brother in law claimed Adrian "Needed Help" with his "Mug Problem". Wait till Adrian posts his Mug collection, I'm dieing to see it. Mahalo, Al I have a sickness and it cannot be cured! But I knew you all would understand... unlike my brother-in-law who was not joking and was truly concerned. On 2004-12-20 14:17, SugarCaddyDaddy wrote: HA! No kidding! I can't wait for the "Couple 'o Mugs" pictures. (FYI-those of us that helped PolyPop move found that 75% of the boxes were mugs & tiki related items and the remaining 25% were his regular household goods!) Yes, when I moved to my current residence about a dozen TC'ers helped me (to which I am SOOOO grateful). It was funny watching Suicide Sam's and Bong's reaction as they unloaded wall after wall of tiki mug boxes from the back of the moving truck.... I guess you had to be there. Poly-Pop * He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS! [ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2004-12-20 16:04 ]
D DawnTiki Tiki Socialite next stop Hulaville! Joined: Sep 01, 2002 Posts: 1679	D DawnTiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 4:12 PM It looks like Poly Pop's garage is the REAL Tiki Central :wink:
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 8:30 PM Pop does have a very extensive collection. He's been collecting from way before BOT hit the shelves. Like Al, I too wait with an......ticipation of seeing the mugs in all those fu*$ing boxes marked "mugs" that we hauled into his mansion.
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 8:45 PM From left to right: PolyPop, JungleTrader, Made in PI, Bamboo Ben Wo! I forgot about those. PP- That thing sticks out like a sore thumb!!! It's soooo non traditional!! p.s. what's under the car cover?
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2004 8:41 AM On 2004-12-20 20:45, RevBambooBen wrote: Wo! I forgot about those. PP- That thing sticks out like a sore thumb!!! It's soooo non traditional!! p.s. what's under the car cover? Yeah, its a cool design. Under the cover is a Benz I'm restoring. Might put it on the market soon though...
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2004 10:53 AM Pop, what a happy family! Ben, I like your Moai, that could be Kon-Id item in the future.
HB hala bullhiki Member champaign,illinois Joined: Nov 26, 2002 Posts: 592	HB hala bullhiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 26, 2004 1:57 PM can not wait to see more pics of your collection, a great inspiration to all of us tiki hunters and gatherers.....
E exotica59 Member Joined: Oct 17, 2004 Posts: 483	E exotica59 Posted posted on Sun, Dec 26, 2004 2:21 PM wow! That's all I can say!!! This is why I love to come to this web-site! I am learning so much about differant artists and seeing that I am not alone in my search for all things TIKI.
AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Sun, Dec 26, 2004 6:01 PM UNBELIEVABLE, Poly. I thought Bong had a huge collection. Maybe there's room for an A-A tiki in there someday! Aloha, Aaron
P Polynesiac Tiki Socialite San Pedro, CA Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 2099	P Polynesiac Posted posted on Mon, Dec 27, 2004 8:26 PM Hey poly-pop, that's one nice collection you got there. And this is only a small portion of the entire tiki collection? Wow....I'm impressed. did you carve anymore? is that the only one? Thanks for sharing!

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