SVEN KIRSTEN Signed Hand Made "BOOK OF TIKI" with MUG LAMPS MENUS & Flow Chart

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THIS is a HAND MADE Original MANUSCRIPT RUFF DRAFT to SVEN KIRSTEN'S BOOK OF TIKI
OWN a Major RELIC of the TIKI REVIVAL Movement of the  Pre Turn of The Century TIKI HISTORY
This was HAND MADE by Sven with SVEN'S handwriting .
SVEN KIRSTEN Signed on the Envelope with the Original Hand Made BOOK OF TIKI with many MUGS LAMPS MENUS as seen in his recent Celebrated Amazing PEEK A BOO GALLERY AUCTION
This Ruff Draft showed up at my GLENDALE Apt front door back in the late 80s or 90s ( it a blurrrr set of years ) when SVEN was originally developing his POLYNESIAN POP APPRECIATION PROJECT PROPOSAL... "THE BOOK OF TIKI".
It had a note that read.  ....    "I Know you have Tikis in there - Call"
BOOK OF TIKI:
Tiki is the manifestation of exotic visions of island culture borrowed from tales told by American soldiers stationed in the South Pacific during World War II: trees loaded with exotic fruits, sleepy lagoons, white-sand beaches, and gorgeous people wearing grass feathers as they danced half-naked during all-night orgies of food and music.
Americans seized these visions and incorporated fantasy into reality: mid-century fashion, popular music, eating and drinking, and even architecture were influenced by the Tiki trend.
This enlightening and hilarious guide casts the reader as an ""urban archaeologist,"" exploring the lost remnants of the Tiki culture across the United States and discovering relics from this forgotten civilization in thrift stores, yard sales, and used book and record emporia.
A combination of nostalgia and fascinating pop cultural study, this volume is a long overdue investigation into the cult of the Tiki.
Almost makes you want to dig up those old grass skirts and throw luau
Sven A. Kirsten was born as the grandson of a Hamburg shipowner and the son of a co-founder of the record label Europa .
He studied film in Berlin, became a camera assistant at NDR at the age of 23 and emigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 25.
He then worked for some time as a lighting technician and shot several music videos as a cameraman.
In the early 1990s he shot several Hollywood films, including Mistress , Mask of Murder 2 (Doppelgänger) and Playtime.
In recent years he has worked primarily as a cameraman for German television films.
Beyond his professional activities, Sven Kirsten became known for his pioneering work as an "urban archaeologist" in the rediscovery of the Tiki style.
He wrote two books on the subject, "The Book of Tiki" and "Tiki Modern", which were widely read, especially in the USA, and made Kirsten a recognized leading expert in the Tiki community.
ITEM is in fair condition - missing a few back pages - but if found will include.
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