Please Fill me in on tiki artist Andres Bumatay - General Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Fri, Aug 6, 2004 6:24 PM bigbrotiki informed: He's dead. ...well, that, and much too little is what we know. And that, in a nutshell, is why its is so important to be asking questions about just about everything right now. Johnny Dollar, that is not the first mug to be based on Bumatay. I only know this because page 66 of Tiki Quest shows a bug-eyed mug with the caption: "OMC made this mug, which was based on the carvings of Andres Bumatay. It can be found with markings from The Islander and Hale Kahiki. Johnson Products offered this mug among its line of Tiki bar accessories." The author goes on to note that he has examples marked JPCo, Hala Kahaki, as well as unmarked. The Book of Tiki, page 250, gives a little more info on Bumatay and shows some pics of his work. Sven writes that Bumatay was of Filipino heritage and that his tikis were available at the Sea and Jungle store. Would anyone know where and when Johnson Products were sold? Direct to bars or retail also? And, Boutiki, will the Tiki Quest mug be made available for sale to those of us who bought Tiki Quest hot off the presses and will never be near a Tiki Quest event?

bigbrotiki informed:

He's dead.
...well, that, and much too little is what we know.

And that, in a nutshell, is why its is so important to be asking questions about just about everything right now.

Johnny Dollar, that is not the first mug to be based on Bumatay. I only know this because page 66 of Tiki Quest shows a bug-eyed mug with the caption:

"OMC made this mug, which was based on the carvings of Andres Bumatay. It can be found with markings from The Islander and Hale Kahiki. Johnson Products offered this mug among its line of Tiki bar accessories." The author goes on to note that he has examples marked JPCo, Hala Kahaki, as well as unmarked.

The Book of Tiki, page 250, gives a little more info on Bumatay and shows some pics of his work. Sven writes that Bumatay was of Filipino heritage and that his tikis were available at the Sea and Jungle store.

Would anyone know where and when Johnson Products were sold? Direct to bars or retail also?

And, Boutiki, will the Tiki Quest mug be made available for sale to those of us who bought Tiki Quest hot off the presses and will never be near a Tiki Quest event?

Post #106739 by tikijackalope on Fri, Aug 6, 2004 6:24 PM