In the most generic sense, tiki is a broad term that represents the confluence of Oceanic art, history and religion. However, Tiki Mon defines tiki as any anthropomorphic (containing human characteristics) image from Oceania.

History of Tiki

Primitive Oceanic cultures gave spiritual attributes to tikis. Their tikis became the faces of their ancestors, their gods. Each face possessing a different expression to match the temperament of that deity.

The Modern Tiki

Why are tikis so cool? Why do we like them? In the land of cellular phones, long commutes, computers and high stress, we need little reminders of our roots. Tikis are a natural, primitive vacation from our plastic, over-modernized world. Tiki Mon wants to reconnect people through an icon of simplistic island culture. Buying a tiki is like investing in personal happiness.

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