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Post #504776 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 9:32 AM

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The above cordial might be best imbibed in -- how could we forget!-- the classic Trader Vic's COFFEE DIABLO mug...

...which I was reminded of when finding this portrait of African American artist James Lesesne Wells from around 1930:

one of his prints:

....which I found in the book mentioned by Vern in this thread:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35146&forum=1&5

The cup he is holding was on exhibit, too:

While not an exact replica, the Trader Vic mug certainly must have been inspired by it, or a cup like it:

A prime example of African to Polynesian pop cross-over!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-01-16 09:34 ]