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Phillip Roberts
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Sun, Jan 1, 2006 2:34 PM
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MrBaliHai
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Sun, Jan 1, 2006 3:10 PM
What a great site! Check out this cutaway view of the Stratocruiser and note the "Lower-deck Hawaiian Lounge"! Flying sure ain't that fun anymore...:( |
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bigbrotiki
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Sun, Jan 1, 2006 10:12 PM
...which, upon viewing the idol, brings up the question of it's origin again, especially for you local Hawaiian archaeologists: This Tiki might be the first truly stylized MODERN Tiki, with its simple facial features and three horizontal lines as crossed fingers. It seems to have been a favorite image for "Hawaii" photos: This Tiki's significance to Polynesian Pop lies (as previously mentioned) in the fact that it was among the first Tikis imported by Trader Vic. The original Oakland Hinky Dink's hut sported two of them as guardians (BOT p.82) when it was turned into Trader Vic's, and in the first outpost in Seattle, one of them can be seen right behind the waiter in the postcard on bottom of p.86 So the question is: WHERE in Hawaii was this Tiki, and WHO carved it, (and others just like it for Trader Vic)???? |
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Hakalugi
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Mon, Jan 2, 2006 12:02 AM
It looks like Boyd Rice knows... According to the Industrial Culture Handbook this tiki was located on Maui and has "since been removed". |
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cynfulcynner
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Mon, Jan 2, 2006 12:18 AM
I wonder what it cost to fly the Stratocruiser to Hawaii in those days. Certainly it was more expensive than taking the Matson Line. |
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Phillip Roberts
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Mon, Jan 2, 2006 7:32 PM
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Phillip Roberts
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Fri, Jan 27, 2006 10:11 PM
[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-15 15:33 ] |
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bigbrotiki
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Sat, Jan 28, 2006 9:53 AM
Thanks for keeping this alive. I know this postcard and it always reminded me of another Polynesian Pop mystery: But the origin of this Tiki is more important! |
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puamana
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Mon, Jan 30, 2006 8:05 AM
Here's another: |
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Sneakytiki
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Fri, Feb 3, 2006 1:15 AM
That tiki design is very probably based on carvings from Tonga and Samoa, many of which were carved in ivory out of whale teeth on a MUCH smaller scale. |
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