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01/04/2007
Nice. Freddie, Mahalo for the companion pieces. Da Wahine is naaaice! Judging by what I have seen over these years, wouldn't you say that HIP was a little more liberal than CCJ with the nudity of their Wahines? As a thank you, here are two pages from an early 70s CCJ catalog (!): [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-01-03 20:31 ] |
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tedtiki
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01/04/2007
Those are friggin awesome. I love the lovestick. Sven, is that and ad for coco joes? |
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bigbrotiki
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01/04/2007
Sorry, must have deleted the word catalogue when I corrected it to catalog..! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/04/2007
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Paipo
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01/04/2007
I love this thread...there's something about this stuff that makes me want more...and more! I gotta sell some more carvings to get more lava! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/05/2007
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Humuhumu
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01/05/2007
That's really cool, thanks for sharing the comparison with the artifact it's based on, it makes it ten times more interesting. It's a pretty faithful rendition. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/09/2007
Here's one for the CCJSI files: Found this HIP: What the ??????????????????????? Alright detectives, I just got off the phone with the mayor, and he wants a full report on my desk tomorrow morning. From now on , this is your only case. Now get to work, and be careful out there... CocoJoe's Scientific Investitigations Shift Commander Buzzy Out! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/10/2007
Howzit Buzzy! CCJ had a couple more Kanaloa figures |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/10/2007
Hey Freddie, Thanks for checking! The mayor just promoted you to lead detective... Here are the Kanaloas that I've come across: Also, I picked up this pendant a couple weeks back: I was wondering what the dates signify(Astrological signs-I'm Guessing) I saw another on ebay a while back: Was there a whole 12 month set of these? Any bit of info is twice as much as I already know... Have a great day out there, Buzzy |
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JenTiki
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01/10/2007
Welehu (the archer) is Sagittarius, and those are the proper dates. Mahoe Hope (the scales) is Libra, the dates on the back were probably Sept 23 - Oct 22. More info about Hawaiian Zodiac symbols can be found here. |
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01/10/2007
Hey everybody, first I wanted to say thanks for posting some cool pix on this thread and the other recent one. I've been too busy lately to take an active part in TC, but as a CJs fan I was digging these threads. BPBuzzy - those pendants are indeed part of a full astrological set. I have 11 out of 12, that I was gonna post pics of some day. As I recall, only two have tikis, including one of the ones you posted. The other one is Leo / "Hilinaehu". -Randy |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/10/2007
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/11/2007
Freddie: As we say out here, "Muchos Thankos!" Buzzy |
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Paipo
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01/11/2007
All these great designs with a really distinctive style - someone out there must know who sculpted this stuff? |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/11/2007
One of the "old timer" carpenters I was working with said he used to work at Coco Joes back in the day and he remembers one of the sculptors name being "Andy", he couldn't remember the last name.:( Maybe BigBro has that info in one of those awesome Lavaflow newsletters? Freddie [ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2007-01-11 14:39 ] |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/12/2007
[ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2007-01-13 04:51 ] |
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ookoo lady
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01/14/2007
Here's front-and-back photos of some bigger Coco Joes pendants. They're about 2.5 inches across. The ones with the asian symbols say "double happiness" and "long life" on the back. I've seen another on e-bay that said "health". |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/14/2007
...and "love" Buzzy |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/14/2007
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/14/2007
Some variations on the Ku pendant --------------------------- |
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aquarj
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01/15/2007
Thought I'd contribute some more images to this thread. Some nice stuff on here! First some followups to some earlier posts... Here's another one of the chinese character pendants, this one for good luck. And some more of the "fertility girl".
Someday when someone does the great book on lava tourist stuff, they'll go into some of the interesting variations on the stamps they put on the bottoms of the figures. Coco Joes seemed to have some special stamps they used for some of their more unusual ones.
And here's some more ones I thought I'd post.
Hope you enjoy these! Seems like there's always new discoveries with these, so keep em coming! -Randy |
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Paipo
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01/15/2007
Keep it up, I'm loving all this stuff....except this! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/15/2007
Mahalo for posting those lovelies Randy!! I've seen some thats still on the wish list :D A couple more HIP (Rascals) before and afters I personally like this CoCo Joe Logo--------------------------- |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/15/2007
Boohoohaaahaahhhha :) Sorry, Paipo...I had to get her into the lineup early....I hope this vision isn't seared into your memory bank, flashing up at will when you're trying to sleep. :roll: |
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ookoo lady
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01/15/2007
Here are my pen holders. I remove the pen holding part, and hang them on the wall like plaques. I've posted most of these before, but those shutterfly links eventually turn into little red x's.
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/16/2007
Dear All My New Cocojoes Friends: |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/16/2007
Here's all my Coco Joe's HIP stuff:
Buzzy Out!
[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2007-01-17 15:41 ] |
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Stiki Tiki
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01/17/2007
whoa that's impressive for a newbie collector! about time ya got a hobby... |
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hiltiki
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01/17/2007
Wait a min Buzzy, where is this all coming from??? I know it's Santa Claus isn't it? :wink: :wink: |
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bigbrotiki
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01/17/2007
Wow....what a happy family! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/18/2007
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Paipo
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01/18/2007
Wow, nice collection Buzzy! Did you pick most of them up "in the wild"? v TC Thread v [ Edited by: Paipo 2007-01-18 02:04 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/18/2007
Top of the morning to you Freddie, one more for the list: Paipo:The key is to establish a good trade network...have people do the hunting for you :) |
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bigbrotiki
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01/18/2007
If there's one HIP (or?) guy I really covet, It's HIM (pic from Tiki Quest):
Anyone wanna trade? :) I have lots of rare items in my museum.... |
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TikiJosh
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01/18/2007
Pretty impressive collection you've got there. I gotta ask you about the one on the left in the picture here. Is that a Pele? I've got a Coco Joe's Pele, but she doesn't look like that.... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/19/2007
BigBro: I remember a couple months back a person on ebay had about 5-6 of those for sale. A couple brown ones and a couple like this(and maybe another one was copper?): Tikijosh: I do not have any tags, but I think I remember seeing one with a legends book attatched to the back Buzzy Out! |
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Paipo
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01/19/2007
HOUSE of KU / Freddie has a hookup on the Tiki Carvers I think. Keep on posting fellas....I'm building a wishlist! |
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bigbrotiki
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01/19/2007
Damn! Where was I? Not searching under CCJ/HIP, that's where I was...Oh well, ya just can't cover it ALL.: Witco, CoCo, Kelbo, MiMo...it's just too much. |
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TikiJosh
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01/19/2007
Wow! She's amazing. Doesn't look anything like the Pele I've got. Now I'm going to have to keep my eyes out for it. Thanks again for sharing, and thanks for the extra pictures! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/19/2007
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/26/2007
Aloha Lava Buddies! The focus of this post however, is one of the pendants that I got. No marks, and it doubles as a pendant or a magnet. Talk about versatility. Membership has it's privileges-Da Lava Club! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/28/2007
Aloha Buzzy! Nice looking pendants...I've never seen the bent one (tiki) before :oops: The closest one is this one...Unmarked of course [ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2007-02-02 10:53 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/28/2007
The subject is a male Lono figure(COCOJOES HW26-017 c.91), 8.75 inches in height, born on Jul 06 of some year during Cocojoe's years of operation. He came to the Buzzy Back Fixin' Kitchen Clinic due to a disfigurement of his lower back. Published Findings: This method was easy, and it worked very well. Two and a half inches of bend were corrected. There was no cracking or deterioration of the piece during this process. The tag was left on and remains in preprocedure condition. I would recommend this method, but take no responsibility for you forgetting your tiki in the oven. My one concern would be cracking a black one if I tried it... Buzzy Out! |
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HOUSE OF KU
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01/29/2007
Aloha Dr. Buzzy! If you want him even straighter, you could put a little flat spacer(1/8-3/16) under the base of the Tiki,or wherever the bend starts,during the cooling phase, with Pyrex weight in place. It should be a little past level before it cools to compensate wanting to bend back again...Freddie :tiki: |
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TikiJosh
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01/30/2007
Nice bit of back surgery there! So, how's the pyrex weight work? The tiki looks face down with the dish on his back (makes sense). If he's pliable, wouldn't doing a face plant mush his nose or the front of the base, or is it not that pliable? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/31/2007
Hey TikiJosh, Sold for $159.49 on ebay a couple of days ago :o :o :o ...
Da Damn List! Buzzy Out! |
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TikiJosh
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01/31/2007
Oh, I gotcha. Hot enough to bend, but not so hot and soft that it gets mucked up when you put a pyrex dish on it. ha ha. Good to know that tikis can be fixed this way. Thanks for sharing! |