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UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2469	UT uncle trav Posted posted on 02/10/2012 WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! Nice find. Kahiki highball glass drink sleeves or holders. And very hard to find indeed. I can only hope to find one in the wild one of these days.
TD TIKI DAVID Member North Coast/ DEAD Joined: Apr 07, 2004 Posts: 1961	TD TIKI DAVID Posted posted on 02/10/2012 On 2012-02-10 12:36, uncle trav wrote: WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! Nice find. Kahiki highball glass drink sleeves or holders. And very hard to find indeed. I can only hope to find one in the wild one of these days. I thought there may have been a Kahiki conection. Thank you very much TD
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2469	UT uncle trav Posted posted on 02/10/2012 here is a closeup of the postcard
TD TIKI DAVID Member North Coast/ DEAD Joined: Apr 07, 2004 Posts: 1961	TD TIKI DAVID Posted posted on 02/10/2012 these came from an estate sale where the tropical basement was really dated. everthing was 'old school' tropical decor,sea shells,palm prongs,fake palm trees. so I'm thinking "are these the originals?or the reproductions that find on 'ooga moga'?" "Pets are welcome,Children 'MUST' be on leash" TD [ Edited by: TIKI DAVID 2012-02-10 12:59 ]
N naugatiki Tiki Socialite Port Angeles, Wa Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 882	N naugatiki Posted posted on 02/11/2012 Found a couple of Islander Westport Washington mugs that have a Treasure Craft quality and a made in Japan sticker on the bottom.
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on 02/12/2012 :music: How'd you get so funky (Funky Tut) Did you do the monkey (Born in Arizona) (Moved to Babylonia, King Tut) :music: :)
8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on 02/12/2012 OR, "Walk like an Egyptian.."
AF A Frame Member Mr. C's on the Coast Highway Joined: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 332	AF A Frame Posted posted on 02/13/2012 "He gave his life for tourism..."
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 02/13/2012 Found my first pair of these Kon-Tiki, Otagiri S&P shakers. I think the mug is a home craft. It is similar in style to the white S&P's I found quite awhile back.
PP Pittsburgh pauly Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Jan 31, 2010 Posts: 461	PP Pittsburgh pauly Posted posted on 02/13/2012 Coupla recent finds oh, yeah and this:
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on 02/16/2012 Great find Pauly! I recently found a Terra Ceramics petroglyph mug for the (Kailua?) Kona Hilton. It's a variant of the color scheme I've seen. Does the scratched out word look like KAILUA? Erik the Red Got Greyhounds? Viva Kate! [ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2012-02-15 20:10 ]
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 02/16/2012 Found this tourist "fertility" piece. (That means there's some anatomically correctness going on.) Anyway, it's carved wood, is about 12 inches tall, has a little tiki guy on top and should make for a good spikey thingy to hold notes on my desk. I'm wondering where this little hut came from.
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on 02/17/2012 Nuttin' "fertility" related here, Bongo - you just got a dirty mind ! :D I would love to have this in my model A-frame/hut collection, it's a souvenir from New Caledonia, depicting a chief's hut: Two types of carvings from these structures made it into Polynesian pop: The roof finial... ...made it into the famous Montreal Kon Tiki rendering: (...but not onto the actual building): And the door guardians.... Were used in many Trader Vic's restaurants: Find the roof finial in this line up! :
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 02/17/2012 Well, whatdaya know? Thanks Bigbro!
FAGG Flamingo a Go- Go Member Joined: Feb 16, 2012 Posts: 1	FAGG Flamingo a Go- Go Posted posted on 02/18/2012 h2mTLT20 Hey Guys, This is my first post and not sure if I'm doing it right? I was just trying to find out some info on a carved bamboo tiki mug that I have my heart set on...hopefully the pic works!
H hala_kahiki Member Parkland, FL Joined: Nov 07, 2006 Posts: 116	H hala_kahiki Posted posted on 02/18/2012 I went to the Mai Kai tonight for my 25th birthday and bought this in the gift shop!! I'm in love with it...the woman in the shop told me it was Doug Horne, I couldn't find a name/signature/number on it anywhere, so I'm not really sure..either way it didn't matter, I had to have it!
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on 02/18/2012 On 2012-02-17 23:11, hala_kahiki wrote: I went to the Mai Kai tonight for my 25th birthday and bought this in the gift shop!! I'm in love with it...the woman in the shop told me it was Doug Horne, I couldn't find a name/signature/number on it anywhere, so I'm not really sure..either way it didn't matter, I had to have it! The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed.
H hala_kahiki Member Parkland, FL Joined: Nov 07, 2006 Posts: 116	H hala_kahiki Posted posted on 02/18/2012 On 2012-02-18 12:54, LOL Tiki wrote: The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed. thank you! :) [ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2012-02-18 13:34 ]
P pixie70x1 Member Joined: Feb 19, 2012 Posts: 1	P pixie70x1 Posted posted on 02/19/2012 suppose to be fertility tiki my dad bought at seattle worlds fair in 1962. can anyone give me any information about it
CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Member Southern Cailifornia Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 1674	CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Posted posted on 02/19/2012 On 2012-02-18 13:34, hala_kahiki wrote: On 2012-02-18 12:54, LOL Tiki wrote: The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed. thank you! :) [ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2012-02-18 13:34 ] You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself.
D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5298	D Dustycajun Posted posted on 02/19/2012 On 2012-02-16 23:19, bigbrotiki wrote: It's a souvenir from New Caledonia, depicting a chief's hut: Two types of carvings from these structures made it into Polynesian pop: The roof finial... Find the roof finial in this line up! : Thanks for the info Bigbro. I always wondered where the figure from the Bali Hai menu came from http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=13432&forum=2&hilite=bali hai Obviously a New Caledonian hut roof finial. DC
H hala_kahiki Member Parkland, FL Joined: Nov 07, 2006 Posts: 116	H hala_kahiki Posted posted on 02/20/2012 On 2012-02-19 02:50, Chuck Tatum is Tiki wrote: You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself. Awesome! I'd love to find a second one to have a pair!
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on 02/20/2012 On 2012-02-19 19:30, hala_kahiki wrote: On 2012-02-19 02:50, Chuck Tatum is Tiki wrote: You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself. Awesome! I'd love to find a second one to have a pair! He posts here - ping him. smokintikis
PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on 02/21/2012 I cannot begin to tell you how rough the past couples of months have been on me. They have taken a toll and I feel like I have lost not only a father but a fellow tiki hunter to boot. I have been finding tiki here and there but really haven't had much of a desire to post. I am trying to get my mojo back, but it is tough. These finds were from a craigslist posting and the seller was actually someone I bought from before... Really nicely carved wood pineapple puzzle/jewelry box. Incredible framed watercolor Wahines signed by Marcia (Hope) Young and dated 1969. Wood carved tiki lamp Ku design. Original shade, which I hope to recover with tapa cloth. There has been much more, but for the most part already posted by others in this or different threads. Later, PTD
TB Trad'r Bill Tiki Socialite Hercules, CA Joined: Oct 14, 2008 Posts: 498	TB Trad'r Bill Posted posted on 02/21/2012 Sorry to hear about your loss PTD, I hope you regain your mojo because we love seeing your magnificent finds.
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 02/21/2012 Sending good vibes to ya PTD! (LOVE those wahines!)
S SandraDee Member Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 929	S SandraDee Posted posted on 02/21/2012 Your Dad must be looking down on you from Heaven because you still manage to find some awesome stuff--I think he is helping ya :wink: To that I say -- ROG NO FAIR!!!!! lots of love my friend...glad to see you are getting the tiki on [ Edited by: SandraDee 2012-02-21 14:49 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on 02/22/2012 Sorry to hear about your loss, friend. Something I am not looking forward to, but is inevitable as time marches on. My dad is way up there in years. Though not a Tiki co-conspirator, I am much of what he is. Keep on looking, keep on finding, and thank him.
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 02/24/2012 Found my first speckled Trader Vic's fogcutter and my second Mr. Bali Hai today. Happy hunting everyone!
M mangogirl Member Joined: Jul 02, 2009 Posts: 17	M mangogirl Posted posted on 02/26/2012 Aloha! So happy to find this in Kona last week! Happy Day! Mangogirl [ Edited by: mangogirl 2012-02-26 12:01 ] [ Edited by: mangogirl 2012-02-26 12:04 ]
TB Trad'r Bill Tiki Socialite Hercules, CA Joined: Oct 14, 2008 Posts: 498	TB Trad'r Bill Posted posted on 02/29/2012 I finally found a Tiki Bob in the wild... two actually... and a shaker set - score! These are the "Tiki Bob's San Francisco Sacramento" version. Trad'r Bill [ Edited by: Trad'r Bill 2012-02-28 19:01 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on 02/29/2012 C'mon...GROG made those, fer sure! :wink: Congrats, and Cheers to Bob! [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-02-29 00:26 ]
S SandraDee Member Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 929	S SandraDee Posted posted on 02/29/2012 Good score, Bill. You jerk :wink:
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10504	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 02/29/2012 Nice
F FacesPlace Member Joined: Sep 08, 2011 Posts: 48	F FacesPlace Posted posted on 02/29/2012 Ahhhhhh... Twas you who snagged these before me! Congratulations!
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10504	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 03/01/2012 Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2012-02-29 19:08 ]
B bongofury Grand Member (6 years) Ventura County Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 1565	B bongofury Posted posted on 03/02/2012 Been a while since I found a mug in the wild.
S SandraDee Member Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 929	S SandraDee Posted posted on 03/02/2012 Felt like posting some stuff acquired lately. Nothing groundbreaking but I am at work and bored Tiki Gardens pennant Enchanted Tiki Room 45 It never dawned on me that Trader Vic was into Mexican cusine.
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on 03/02/2012 It's all good, SandraDee!
S SandraDee Member Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 929	S SandraDee Posted posted on 03/02/2012 Well its no Tiki Bob trifecta! That Trad'r Bill..I never liked him anyways :wink:
TB Trad'r Bill Tiki Socialite Hercules, CA Joined: Oct 14, 2008 Posts: 498	TB Trad'r Bill Posted posted on 03/03/2012 ...evil laugh
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10504	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 03/03/2012 new Frankie's stuff...
G gabbahey Member Denver, CO Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 257	G gabbahey Posted posted on 03/03/2012 I am a big fan of rum barrels. Any marks on the bottom? gabbahey
MT Mai Tai Tiki Socialite Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 1438	MT Mai Tai Posted posted on 03/05/2012 On 2012-02-28 18:59, Trad'r Bill wrote: I finally found a Tiki Bob in the wild... two actually... and a shaker set - score! These are the "Tiki Bob's San Francisco Sacramento" version. Trad'r Bill [ Edited by: Trad'r Bill 2012-02-28 19:01 ] Dude! (nice score!)
D drgoat456 Member Tucson Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 505	D drgoat456 Posted posted on 03/05/2012 Found this at a local yardsale.
PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on 03/05/2012 Pretty good extended weekend. I spent Saturday and Sunday in the Bay Area with my buddy Kevin and met up with a great friend for drinks at FI last night! Finds from this trip... These were from my friend that we had drinks with last night! Thank you friend! Creamer from Port O' Call. Disneyland "Trader Sam's" menu. Don't ask, don't tell!! Weekend finds... Two grog mugs Trader Vic's Squaw Valley. The other ones I have seen have "1960" under the "Squaw Vally" paint, these do not! My first rum barrel find, Aku Aku, Las Vegas. Wood carved Easter Island Kava Kava figure. Very late 1800's to early 1900's Fijian Gata War Club. Don The Beachcomber Dagger Bar and Bora Bora Lounge menu. International Marketplace postcard. Islander Los Angeles menu. Kon Tiki Sheraton Cleveland Ohio menu. Later, PTD [ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2012-03-05 15:07 ]
U ukutiki Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 295	U ukutiki Posted posted on 03/06/2012 Found this tiki "dagger" this weekend. It has a carved wooden handle and a long straight blade made from(I believe) some type of horn. The cross section of the blade is oval. The overall length of the dagger is about 15 inches. Is anyone familiar with this piece or have an opinion where it might be from.
HOK HOUSE OF KU Member TIKILAND, USA Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 541	HOK HOUSE OF KU Posted posted on 03/06/2012 Looks like a marlin spike(bill)...