Post #785363 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Mon, Mar 26, 2018 2:53 PM

I wanted to discuss the Bumatay-style bowls and see if we can track down who manufactured them and which restaurants used them.

Here is one found at a thrift store by Mark & Maggie of Velvet Glass in Tucson AZ :down:

This one was found by tikidon at a junk shop in Sebastopol CA :down:

Rhoda is using one in a Tiki Bar in Season 1, Episode 14 of "Rhoda", (1973 or 1974) :down:

These vintage designs inspired Gecko to create his "Mt Bumatay" bowl :down:

The tiki restaurant in the Rhoda episode intrigues me. We know the show was shot mainly in Studio City, CA, so maybe it was somewhere nearby? Here are some more shots of the restaurant from the episode:

Exterior :down:

Interior :down:

Some of the other bowls being used in the scene, including one of those coconut-monkey glass-holders :down:

Any other thoughts on these bowls? Does anyone else own a vintage version?