Post #305692 by GatorRob on Fri, May 11, 2007 10:01 AM

On 2007-05-10 18:20, bigbrotiki wrote:
...which brings up the question again: How come these tiles were such a staple of Tiki lounge decor !?
Were they introduced by Don The Beachcomber when he polynesian-ized Chinese cuisine, as a left over of that, or were they part of Trader Vic's "Trader" style, representing "exotic" import items, like the sake bundles and crates he used. Actually, ARE they Chinese? Where do they come from in Asian culture in the first place?

I want the answers by 10:00 pm tonite. :)

I'm SO glad someone finally asked this question. I've wanted to know the same thing for quite a while, but wasn't sure how to describe them and I guess I was too lazy to post a picture. Someone please describe the orgins of these and their design. And I've always seen them tied to bamboo in that fashion. I would love to have a wall of these at home. What a great room divider they would make.

And, yes, judging from to 'doo, I'd say 1982 (Rock The Casbah!) for this Mai-Kai calendar pic is just about right on the money.