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laney Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 20, 2002 Posts: 631 From: orange county CA
| Posted: 2004-11-16 3:58 pm  Permalink
hehehehe
Actually, thanks to a fellow TCer's reccomendation that I go to a flea market I'd never been to and a rainy Sunday morning, I was able to score these shrunken heads. The seller told me they were made for a movie but never used. I bought all he had and got a great deal (I think) My friend gave me the craziest look as I giggled with my 2 bags of heads.
They are nicely detailed and about 6" tall but need stiches and hair. I got some hair to glue on but if you know a better way of doing this, let me know.
I plan of giving a few away but the rest will be bunched up and hung above the bar.
Does anyone have a good pic of the "head salesman" in the Jungle Cruze? I'd like to see how the heads are bunched.
There is one white guy. Why, I don't know. Maybe he was the first one made and the color went wrong. He is a bit taller than the rest.

 
 
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hiltiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4021 From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2004-11-16 4:13 pm  Permalink
Ayyyyyyyyy.
 
 
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Raffertiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 31, 2003 Posts: 1527 From: L.I.
| Posted: 2004-11-16 4:21 pm  Permalink
Hang one over the tip jar. Noone would dare cheap out on you.
 
 
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Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3293 From: Victoria, BC
| Posted: 2004-11-16 4:48 pm  Permalink
GREAT score!!
A good head is so hard to find these days
They'll look fantastic hanging above your bar! Have fun with them,
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ElDiablo_Rojo Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 22, 2004 Posts: 26 From: Trabuco Canyon, CA
| Posted: 2004-11-16 5:13 pm  Permalink
Very kool score. Which flea market did you go to?
 
 
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Tangaroa Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1562 | Posted: 2004-11-16 5:56 pm  Permalink
Hey Eeeeeeee-laney!
here's a pic off the web of 'Trader Sam' - Head Salesman of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise...
As you can see - he is just trying to get ahead....
In fact, I believe he is running a special this week only - two of his heads, for one of yours....
- (Former JC "Skipper") Tangaroa
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ZebraTiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 01, 2004 Posts: 530 From: Enchanted Bay Area, CA
| Posted: 2004-11-16 6:33 pm  Permalink
I think there's some really amazing examples of shrunken heads on pariartspaul's website.
Those are soooo cool! What swap meet did you go to?
Regarding the "head salesman" in the Cruise, I think there's a stack of heads in a sort of pyramid shape, stacked on the ground, near his campground, as well as groups of them hanging all over on spears that are stuck into the ground.
It must have been fun walking around the swap meet thinking, "I've got a bag full of shrunken heads!"
 
 
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TikiGardener Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368 From: 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens
| Posted: 2004-11-16 6:37 pm  Permalink
Rainy Sunday...hmmmm My money is on the Pasadena Community College Flea Market.
And I got to that one late! But I did at least get a small HIP tiki.
If only I had had the luck to stumble on that trove of shrunken heads... Sigh.
Congrats. You should have Tiki Farm make a mold off of one of them, and we could have a lidded zombie mug. Zombies!!!!!!!! More Zombies!
TG
 
 
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laney Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 20, 2002 Posts: 631 From: orange county CA
| Posted: 2004-11-17 03:56 am  Permalink
Thanks for the pics Tang. I like the idea of a basket of heads too!
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On 2004-11-16 18:37, TikiGardener wrote:
Rainy Sunday...hmmmm My money is on the Pasadena Community College Flea Market.
Congrats. You should have Tiki Farm make a mold off of one of them, and we could have a lidded zombie mug. Zombies!!!!!!!! More Zombies!
TG
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Actually it was the Melrose flea market. Thanks to a reccomendation by MT Kahuna. The guy said if it wasn't raining, they'd be $5 each but he was selling them 2 for $5 he ended up giving me a better deal $30 for all! But don't go looking for tiki as I didn't see any, or heads as I did buy all the heads he had. But it is good for interesting Hollywood people watching.
I also think one of these would make a killer lidded mug. Especially if the inside was red or pink. Not to take away from Sam's shrunken head which is more cartoony. A gruesome realistic shrunken head mug would rock!
[ This Message was edited by: laney on 2004-11-17 04:02 ]
 
 
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virani Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1438 From: Volcanic area of France
| Posted: 2004-11-17 04:29 am  Permalink
I think the white one is an albinos, that's all...
 
 
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Kon-Hemsby Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1287 From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2004-11-17 05:13 am  Permalink
Nice score Laney. What are your plans for all them boys?
 
 
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Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3070 From: Columbus, Ohiya
| Posted: 2004-11-17 06:46 am  Permalink
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On 2004-11-16 15:58, laney wrote:
I got some hair to glue on but if you know a better way of doing this, let me know.
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this website for the temple of doom f/x suggests under item 10.1:
"...the shrunken head. We actually plugged the hair in with a needle, directly into the latex, to create the effect of correct density in such a small area.""
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Swanky Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5297 From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2004-11-17 07:21 am  Permalink
I am so jealous! I have been looking for a shrunken head or two for my bar for a while. I figure they are likely easy to find through Johnson catalog or something. But those are too cool!
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freddiefreelance Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006 From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-11-17 1:49 pm  Permalink
Does the fact that I knew what this thread was about before I opened it mean that I'm hanging around here too much?
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TikiGardener Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368 From: 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens
| Posted: 2004-11-17 1:59 pm  Permalink
I just had a sick idea for this as a mug. Instead of having the straw go through the lid, why not have it go through a hole in one of the eyes? It would reduce capacity, but look awesomely gruesome!
I'd be willing to spring some dough to see that kind of eye-dea to fruition!
Holden you reading this?
TG
[ This Message was edited by: TikiGardener on 2004-11-17 14:01 ]
 
 
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