 |
Tiki God Mystery |
LapuRocker
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 10, 2002
Posts: 67
From: Costa Mesa
|  Posted: 2011-12-14 9:24 pm Permalink
Found this Tiki guy at an Orange County, CA thrift store. Was wondering if anyone knew the history of it. He's about 7 inches tall and hand carved out of a heavy wood. It has a little message written on the back, on an index card that has to be at least 40 years old. This is what the message says:
My Name is Kapu Keii.
Treat me Tenderlyii
And I'll Be Good,
Like I Should,
And Treat YOU nice, SweeTii.
If anyone knows who this little guy is, let me know!
|
hottiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 10, 2008
Posts: 223
From: Garden Grove CA
| Posted: 2011-12-14 10:57 pm Permalink
What a Prize !!!! Coolest "Find" I have seen in a while....To me it looks like it has a lot of `AU MAKUA going for it. Looking for the right picture/drawing, its around here somewhere...here's a clue for now
|
LapuRocker
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 10, 2002
Posts: 67
From: Costa Mesa
| Posted: 2012-01-10 7:58 pm Permalink
Hotiki,
Thanks for the clues. Does look close to that. Anyone else have any info? I will be keeping this. Not looking to make a buck.
LapuRocker
|
hottiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 10, 2008
Posts: 223
From: Garden Grove CA
| Posted: 2012-07-17 08:57 am Permalink
Getting a little closer...will find it one of these days
|
bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-07-17 4:14 pm Permalink
Hottiki, I have greatly enjoyed your Tiki sleuthing and related posts, but I cannot follow you on either of your two comparisons. The features of Lapu Rockers' carving differ in major parts from the O.A. and Denver Motel Tiki:
For one, both have mouths, his carving doesn't. The other feature is the crossed hands across the belly, a typical Marquesan tradition. The arms-on-the-side stance point to a Hawaiian origin. I don't think Lapu's guy is based on any restaurant Tiki, but is either a tourist item from Hawaii, or a hobby Tiki inspired by old Hawaiian god figures. This one came to mind:
...but while it is similar in overall spirit, it differs in many details.
This bad boy has a similar expression with his elongated jaw...
...but is otherwise much different and more stylized.
Also, the stocky stature of Lapu's idol could be compared to this mean mother:
...but again no close match. So my vote is that this is a one-off, personal interpretation of a Hawaiian Akua. It looks like he is wearing a minimalist headdress.
What is a bit confusing also is the wordplay at the end of the dedication: "...SweeTii "
"Ti'i" is the TAHITIAN version of the Hawaiian "Ki'i", which are both used like the Marquesan and Maori "Tiki"
|
Hale Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1380
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2012-09-13 04:03 am Permalink
Quote:
|
On 2012-09-13 01:35, dianefox wrote:
The players can be purchased through the buy.guildwars2.com website and a lot of cooperation retailers Buy Guild Wars 2 gold[/url] with fast delivery. Cheap Guild Wars 2 gold is very popularArenaNet sale of the first batch of online sales and retail supplier - this day is game day officially on sale on August 30 - just to keep up with demand and to ensure buy the game players can continue to maintain the best online experience.
|
|
Really? A spam bot on TC? Ugh.
I am glad it brought this thread to the top for me to read though.
[ Edited by: Bora Boris - Removed spam links. Please don't respond to spam. - 2012-09-13 06:02 ]
|
LapuRocker
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 10, 2002
Posts: 67
From: Costa Mesa
| Posted: 2012-10-17 11:37 am Permalink
Mmmmm. Spam. Maybe it's a clue that it is indeed of Hawaiian origin.
|
