Post #622411 by TikiTomD on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 12:29 PM

Wendy, pleased you like how the new Tiki lamp worked out.

Just received a couple of decorative items for the Blowfish Bar from Oceanic Arts in Whittier, CA...

Both items have been used in the décor of classic Poly Pop establishments including Trader Vic’s and the Mai-Kai.

With a spousal embargo on covering the white beadboard ceiling, despite compelling citations from such noted TC experts on the subject as RevBambooBen and GatorRob, I’ve resorted to obscuration as a technique, imperfect as it may be. The Tahitian Fish Trap supports this strategy by filling in some of the visible white space between the Blowfish Lamp and the Japanese Glass Fishing Float at the top of the bar...

The New Guinea Mask is the first of its kind to adorn the Blowfish Bar, with some resemblance to Trader Vic’s PNG logo...

There’s an interesting Tiki Central thread started by bigbrotiki related to the subject: WHEN and WHERE did Melanesian art enter Polynesian Pop?

-Tom