Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

CN Club Nouméa Member Wanganui Joined: May 03, 2010 Posts: 459	CN Club Nouméa Posted posted on Sat, Apr 23, 2016 6:07 PM Yes, Komohana, the first known tiki mug came from New Zealand - see the following thread: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=44394&forum=5&start=15&hilite=Crown%20Lynn If you look further down that thread, you will also see that the earliest known tiki teacup and saucer also came from New Zealand (via Germany circa 1939). These discoveries ruffled a few Californian feathers at the time, but so far no one has uncovered an American tiki mug (or teacup) that predates these. And it does beg the question: where did Americans get the idea of tiki mugs from? Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas ! [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2016-04-23 18:09 ] [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2016-04-23 18:11 ]

Yes, Komohana, the first known tiki mug came from New Zealand - see the following thread:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=44394&forum=5&start=15&hilite=Crown%20Lynn

If you look further down that thread, you will also see that the earliest known tiki teacup and saucer also came from New Zealand (via Germany circa 1939).

These discoveries ruffled a few Californian feathers at the time, but so far no one has uncovered an American tiki mug (or teacup) that predates these.

And it does beg the question: where did Americans get the idea of tiki mugs from?

Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas !

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2016-04-23 18:09 ]

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2016-04-23 18:11 ]

Post #762859 by Club Nouméa on Sat, Apr 23, 2016 6:07 PM