Mauna Loa Lounge, Mayfair Hotel, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 12:36 AM Hey Dan. Good detective work once again. I'm familiar with Seetusee pieces (though I never knew what they were called) because a friend told me about it when we came across some in Value Village one day (I think her mom used to collect it). As you say, the colours are quite vibrant - almost psychedelic. We mocked this stuff because we thought it was weird and kind of gross that it was dishware made from pigskin. How strange that it has a connection to tiki. I occasionally run across pieces in thrift stores and antique malls, and I'm sure if you keep your eyes open you will too. All the pieces that I've seen have been serving bowls, plates, platters, candy dishes, that kind of thing - I don't think they did anything you could serve a drink in. I'd say it's more decorative than actually functional - something you'd display in your china cabinet rather than use every day. -Sweet Daddy T. Because crap doesn't buy itself. My new blog [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2008-02-21 00:44 ]

Hey Dan. Good detective work once again. I'm familiar with Seetusee pieces (though I never knew what they were called) because a friend told me about it when we came across some in Value Village one day (I think her mom used to collect it). As you say, the colours are quite vibrant - almost psychedelic. We mocked this stuff because we thought it was weird and kind of gross that it was dishware made from pigskin. How strange that it has a connection to tiki. I occasionally run across pieces in thrift stores and antique malls, and I'm sure if you keep your eyes open you will too. All the pieces that I've seen have been serving bowls, plates, platters, candy dishes, that kind of thing - I don't think they did anything you could serve a drink in. I'd say it's more decorative than actually functional - something you'd display in your china cabinet rather than use every day.

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

My new blog

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2008-02-21 00:44 ]

Post #362613 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 12:36 AM