monkey mug or string monkey? - General Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Mon, Dec 29, 2003 1:23 AM I saw a ceramic monkey in a flea market today but I question whether it was a mug. It was the "hear no evil" monkey that is shown as item DW134 on Dynasty Wholesale's page: http://www.dynastywholesale.com/tikimugs.html It had "Japan" stamped on the bottom so I assume it was decently old, as opposed to Dynasty's new pieces from old molds. What puzzles me is that it has a hole in the forehead which I assume is for a straw, but there was also a large opening in the back which went down to about three or four inches from the bottom. This would of course limit the amount of liquid the item could hold and would lend itself to spillage. The dealer had labled it "string holder" but I've seen tiki mugs sold as vases so I don't assume a dealer knows what he or she has. Can any of you experienced folks tell me if this was indeed a mug?

I saw a ceramic monkey in a flea market today but I question whether it was a mug. It was the "hear no evil" monkey that is shown as item DW134 on Dynasty Wholesale's page:
http://www.dynastywholesale.com/tikimugs.html
It had "Japan" stamped on the bottom so I assume it was decently old, as opposed to Dynasty's new pieces from old molds.
What puzzles me is that it has a hole in the forehead which I assume is for a straw, but there was also a large opening in the back which went down to about three or four inches from the bottom. This would of course limit the amount of liquid the item could hold and would lend itself to spillage. The dealer had labled it "string holder" but I've seen tiki mugs sold as vases so I don't assume a dealer knows what he or she has. Can any of you experienced folks tell me if this was indeed a mug?

Post #66759 by tikijackalope on Mon, Dec 29, 2003 1:23 AM