The Great Wave off Kanagawa

By Katsushika Hokusai

I first saw a copy of this woodblock print from 1832 in Mama Kwan’s Tiki Bar in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. I was fascinated by the print. I learned that Katsushika Hokusai was one of the first Japanese artists to become popular in the west. He had done a series that depicted scenes near Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji can be seen in the background of this print as it can be seen in all the prints from that series. I obtained this copy of the famous and iconic print for my Tiki lounge. The next year during my visit to the Outer Banks and to Mama Kwan’s Tiki bar I saw that the Hokusai print had been removed. So, now, as far as I know, my little Tiki lounge is the only Tiki bar sporting a copy of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”.

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Balinese Girl

By Jan Hoowij

Jan Hoowij (1907-1987) was a well known portrait painter. He was an American born in Holland. I purchased this print in 1977 pre-dating my interest (obsession?) with Tiki. It now seems appropriate for my Tiki lounge.

Tiki Torches at Twilight

By Heather Watts

Magazine ad from the late 1950s. The book Kon Tiki by Thor Hyerdahl was the book of the month selection.

Khan Tiki Mon’s Collection of Art and Ephemera - in no particular order.

Lava Room

By Sam Gambino