The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 3, 2009 9:07 AM Good point, that sign! Totally had zoned that out. Well, it ain't from Rapa Nui. :D BUT, as mentioned above, the South Seas/African melange was much easier to justify (not that anybody cared) with the participation of the Oceanic tribes of Melanesia, which certainly used spears and shields. Now that you reminded me, quite a few Tiki Temple signs incorporated warriors shields, like the classic triple/quadruple shield sign that was used for the Kon Tiki Tuscon, the Leilani Wisconsin, and a Tradewinds Motel. There was a link here bout that somewhere... Here is one of my personal faves:

Good point, that sign! Totally had zoned that out. Well, it ain't from Rapa Nui. :D

BUT, as mentioned above, the South Seas/African melange was much easier to justify (not that anybody cared) with the participation of the Oceanic tribes of Melanesia, which certainly used spears and shields.

Now that you reminded me, quite a few Tiki Temple signs incorporated warriors shields, like the classic triple/quadruple shield sign that was used for the Kon Tiki Tuscon, the Leilani Wisconsin, and a Tradewinds Motel. There was a link here bout that somewhere...

Here is one of my personal faves:

Post #497022 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Dec 3, 2009 9:07 AM