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KUs reunite at the Bishop Museum, June 5 through October 4, 2010 |
bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10563
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2010-05-19 1:15 pm Permalink
A most noteworthy convergence of classic Tiki carvings:
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/comingup.html
Feel the power!
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Zeta
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 2030
From: Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico
| Posted: 2010-05-19 1:26 pm Permalink
Very cool. Maybe volcanoes will erupt and the end of the world will happen or something...
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On 2010-04-09 09:52, Zeta wrote:
Postcard from the Museum
For trade
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The one in Salem Mass.
Postcard still available!
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  ¡Viva Tiki! Ambassador of Tiki in Mexico. Zeta is specialized in the research, study and preservation of Tiki culture in Latin countries.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10563
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-05-25 6:31 pm Permalink
More kuul Koverage of the upcoming event:
http://www.kitv.com/video/23641997/index.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/May/23/il/hawaii5230331.html
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7198
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2010-08-09 7:00 pm Permalink
Awesome.
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3935
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-08-09 10:00 pm Permalink
Here are the reunited three.
DC
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Koolau
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Joined: Sep 23, 2006
Posts: 323
From: Oahu, Hawaii
| Posted: 2010-10-03 9:55 pm Permalink
Last day for viewing the three Ku's is Monday - if you are on Oahu, go. I finally went on Friday, and it was amazing to see those three carvings. Even though each tiki has different details, the most overwhelming impression was their similarity - height, size, overall shape, etc. They look so different in the individual photos, but together they are all kind of mend into one. The similarities weirdly overwhelm the differences.
One interesting thing - all three are carved out of breadfruit wood. Not a wood I see used very often - I wonder if that is partly why these three tikis survived.
First visit to the Hawaiian Hall since the restoration - looks very nice, but it is so dark! Indirect lighting, the bane of the 21st century. Some theatrical lighting would have helped . . .
More (still not many) tikis and carvings are out on display now - I was kind of embarrassed by how many thinks I recognized only due to my Hawaiian cultural instructor, Professor Coco Joe's. Low brow meets high brow, I guess.
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