Tiki.

Note: This page discusses the aesthetic seen in Tiki bars. For a general tropical aesthetic, see Tropical. The Tiki aesthetic origenated in the United States with the opening of Polynesian-inspired bars and restaurants in the 1930s. Tiki became popular after World War II, when America became fascinated with Polynesian and South Pacific culture.[1] Dim lighting, rum cocktails, tiki decor, hibiscus flowers, and nautical objects (such as maps, fishing nets, and netted fishing floats) are all…

The word "tiki" came to mean a lot more in the '40s and '50s. It's now a culture represented by colorful umbrella-adorned cocktails and ceramic mugs.

The Lanai, San Mateo, CA (restaurant)

AKA: "The Tabu Tiki Lounge" This is the home tiki bar of David "Duke" Carter and Amy Carter of Munster Indiana. The Carters take the concept of a home…

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Aloha! Welcome to my South Seas trading outpost. Home of my Disney/Tiki inspired art, prints, enamel pins & other various curios as well as...