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marquesan tiki L A county Arboretum
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Mon, Aug 1, 2011 3:19 PM
three years ago i stumbled upon a marquesan style carved hardwood tiki at the arboretum in Arcadia Ca. the carving is not very deep and it appears that the ears were tacked on after the tiki was "complete:" but he is one good-looking dude (imho) this will be a long narrative so grab a seat and a mai tai. pix will be added by my brother tikivato as soon as he sees this post. |
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Mon, Aug 1, 2011 3:47 PM
Thank you for all that info, Umi! All these years, I could SMELL Tiki there, but did not find any :) Apparently, Tiki Tony and Marquesan art lover and artist Michael Uhlencott found it, too!: It sure does look Island-, not mainland-carved. I'm just glad it's not there because they used it as a prop for Fantasy Island, |
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Mon, Aug 1, 2011 4:28 PM
Here are the pictures that my brother, Nui-Umi-Umi took of the above mentioned Tikis. |
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Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:20 PM
What a great tiki! What a shame they chose to bury part of it, as it will rot. Maybe if they relocate it, they will secure it in a better fashion. |
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Mon, Aug 1, 2011 11:25 PM
Amazing urban archeology! I will be by shortly to take a first hand look. |
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Fri, Dec 27, 2013 3:42 PM
Here are some pictures of the Marquesan that I took on Monday. Random giant clam shell. Maybe it used to be part of a fountain? This would be a good place for a stone tiki. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Fri, Dec 27, 2013 5:41 PM
Lori, [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2013-12-27 17:49 ] |
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Fri, Dec 27, 2013 5:55 PM
Just added that place to my itinerary for my next trip. |
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Fri, Dec 27, 2013 6:13 PM
The clam shell is by the guest house, close to what looks like a circulating pump for the pond. I managed to snap a picture in between children beating the shell with a stick. |
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Fri, Dec 27, 2013 6:14 PM
-Lori [ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2014-07-26 04:00 ] |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Fri, Jul 25, 2014 10:38 PM
Went to the Arboretum this morning to see if any of my plants won anything at the Fern and Exotic plant Show. I thought I’d check out Chandler. He is a bit more weathered but the cracks in his face don’t seem any worse than back in ’11. He has a couple of new cracks at the base but what concerns me is the rot I have not noticed before at the very bottom. [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2014-07-26 06:22 ] |
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