Post #672152 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Mar 24, 2013 3:21 PM

Indeed. Compared to the artistic level of some of the other great Tiki Mecca menu covers, both the Fisherman's god and the restaurant-with-sailboat renderings are kind of crude and loveless - the Fisherman being just a copy of popular souvenir statue, and both renderings being printed in this dark, monochrome brown. They just don't reflect the intricate concepts used at the place - its architecture, its Tiki statue map, and the humor of the head hunter entrance statue and logo mug among them.

I mean: :music: BALIIII HAIIII :music: !!? That should inspire some evocative romantic imagery!

And sorry, that last one is completely off in my view:
The patterns have nothing to do with Oceanic art, and rather remind me of some Bavarian farm furniture folk art.

I really would like to know what happened to the original Christian's Hut proprietors, and why the place failed for them. Did THEY come up with the map display case concept, and the entrance head hunter design? Its cartoony-ness is certainly in keeping with the Goof logo of the Christian's Huts.
And WHO was it that designed those?