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W WineberryCandy Member Mount Vernon, WA USA Joined: Feb 26, 2011 Posts: 1	W WineberryCandy Posted posted on Sat, Feb 26, 2011 11:12 PM Hello! I am Diane and I live north of Seattle, WA, about 70 miles. I like to browse thrift stores for vintage 'stuff' and I came across these a couple of weeks ago. I don't know anything about them except after hours of searching with Google and then through a ton of posts here I came across a pic of the same mug. I sent a message to the gal, Zeta, and I hope she gets it. In real life, they are 6" (15cm) tall. Thanks for any replies!! 3-1-11 After more searching on Google, I found the image is, as Zeta said, the plumed serpent god, Quetzalcoatl of the Aztec/Mayan civilization. the same image is found carved in the rock on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. So, I don't think you all would call it Tiki at all! It must be a knockoff souvenir from Mexico. It is nicely designed and I think worth having. Anyone wishing to delete this message is fine with me. I had a nice time visiting and learned a lot! Also remembered a mid 70s visit to the LosGatos CA Tiki Bar which was buried deep in my memory. thanks Folks! [ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-02-26 23:21 ] [ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-02-26 23:34 ] [ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-03-01 14:33 ] [ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-03-01 14:35 ]

Hello! I am Diane and I live north of Seattle, WA, about 70 miles. I like to browse thrift stores for vintage 'stuff' and I came across these a couple of weeks ago. I don't know anything about them except after hours of searching with Google and then through a ton of posts here I came across a pic of the same mug. I sent a message to the gal, Zeta, and I hope she gets it.
In real life, they are 6" (15cm) tall.
Thanks for any replies!!
3-1-11 After more searching on Google, I found the image is, as Zeta said, the plumed serpent god, Quetzalcoatl of the Aztec/Mayan civilization. the same image is found carved in the rock on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.
So, I don't think you all would call it Tiki at all! It must be a knockoff souvenir from Mexico. It is nicely designed and I think worth having.
Anyone wishing to delete this message is fine with me. I had a nice time visiting and learned a lot! Also remembered a mid 70s visit to the LosGatos CA Tiki Bar which was buried deep in my memory. thanks Folks!

[ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-02-26 23:21 ]

[ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-02-26 23:34 ]

[ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-03-01 14:33 ]

[ Edited by: WineberryCandy 2011-03-01 14:35 ]

Post #577933 by WineberryCandy on Sat, Feb 26, 2011 11:12 PM