Need help identifying my tiki statue-A Hip Original - Collecting Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 10:35 AM Hi jenkevcharleston, My guess is that she probably picked it up in Hawaii on vacation, as that's where they were manufactured for the tourist trade. Here is an old thread by the son of the man who founded HIP in 1964: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14867&forum=1&start=0 A lot of them ended up in the states that way and then could be found fairly easily on the secondary market (thrift stores, garage sales, junk shops, and now on eBay) That's how our resident expert, Buzzy, finds most of his I think. Here's a link to another thread where he posts his extensive collection of Coco Joes and HIP figurines: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=17776&forum=5&start=225

Hi jenkevcharleston,

My guess is that she probably picked it up in Hawaii on vacation, as that's where they were manufactured for the tourist trade. Here is an old thread by the son of the man who founded HIP in 1964:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14867&forum=1&start=0

A lot of them ended up in the states that way and then could be found fairly easily on the secondary market (thrift stores, garage sales, junk shops, and now on eBay) That's how our resident expert, Buzzy, finds most of his I think. Here's a link to another thread where he posts his extensive collection of Coco Joes and HIP figurines:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=17776&forum=5&start=225

Post #607694 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 10:35 AM