Mauna Loa, Mexico City, Mexico (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 9:44 PM On 2008-07-15 21:07, TabooDan wrote: Okay, I am doing a picture post test, but here is a picture of one of the rare headhunter style mugs from the Mauna Loa in Mexico City. Bottom of Mug: It's good to see that the cement tiki that was in front of the restaurant has lasted up until now. Cool bit of Tiki history. [ Edited by: TabooDan 2008-07-15 21:51 ] Found this on Tiki Finds: On 2003-10-05 14:55, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote: this weekend's finds: when i spied this mug from a distance at first i thought it was one of those african-style trader vic's coffee grogs because it was so dark, but turns out to be from the Mauna Loa, Mexico. i would not have considered this tiki (Mayan or Aztec maybe?) but i bought it because of the recent thread about Mexican tiki restaurants. Sweet Daddy T. [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2008-09-17 22:04 ] Notice the difference?

On 2008-07-15 21:07, TabooDan wrote:
Okay, I am doing a picture post test, but here is a picture of one of the rare headhunter style mugs from the Mauna Loa in Mexico City.

Bottom of Mug:

It's good to see that the cement tiki that was in front of the restaurant has lasted up until now.
Cool bit of Tiki history.

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2008-07-15 21:51 ]

Found this on Tiki Finds:

On 2003-10-05 14:55, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote:
this weekend's finds:
when i spied this mug from a distance at first i thought it was one of those african-style trader vic's coffee grogs because it was so dark, but turns out to be from the Mauna Loa, Mexico. i would not have considered this tiki (Mayan or Aztec maybe?) but i bought it because of the recent thread about Mexican tiki restaurants.

Sweet Daddy T.
[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2008-09-17 22:04 ]

Notice the difference?

Post #433758 by Zeta on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 9:44 PM