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This tiki is no ordinary sculpture. It was carved and painted in the 1960s.
About ten years ago, there was a the Tiki Spa was fenced in, a vacant property begging to be saved.
In the front of the building there was this (image to your left). Some people have wondered what the tiki in front of the Tiki Spa looked like.
So, here it is--a fine piece of art that I got to capture before it was hauled away.
This has to be the coolest tiki ever made in Palm Springs. Anyone know where it is now? My guess is it ended up in the dump.
After I shot the tiki, I recall calling the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation (it could have been another organization though, as I'm having a tough time remembering). I let them know that there was this giant tiki on the fenced-off property. I don't think anyone listened.
I decided to dig out the old negatives of this because another artful tiki I had messed around with just sold on Fine Art America.
Just in case if you don't know what this was made from, I'll give you some clues. It's a tree that grows abundantly all over Palm Springs. I also wrote about this kind of tree in my last post.
Can you guess what it's made from? Click the comments button to tell.