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09/30/2012
Here are some of my favorite finds from the last six months. All from thrift stores here in Victoria BC. 32" hand carved, we named him Steve. Punch bowl (leaks) kinda Tiki... two half shots 50cents each :) I Ula Tavatava. I need to do some more research on this one.... Doesn't look like a tourist item to me, but I'm no Fijian war club expert! Ive found lots more nifty Tiki stuff, but its kind of a PITA to post pics here :wink: [ Edited by: Dagg 2012-09-30 12:30 ] |
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09/30/2012
Is it a Bullroarer? |
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Elgarbo
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09/30/2012
I don't stumble across much tiki stuff in my part of the world - more likely to come across genuine Maori carvings than vintage tiki chic - but somewhere along the way I came across this string of lights. Still waiting to find the perfect place for them. |
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10/01/2012
Nice find |
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Bora Boris
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10/01/2012
Nice find and cool picture! |
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Elgarbo
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10/01/2012
Thanks. When I got it, some of the bulbs weren't working... it wasno easy task finding replacements, that's for sure. |
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10/02/2012
Thanks! It's the first bowl I've found in the wild, pretty excited about it :) |
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Alii Tiki
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10/04/2012
Picked up some pieces with roots in TIKI history ...
"Murray"
Earlier in their careers :
Photos referenced from the archives here on this site. Mahalo to the contributors for providing these as reference. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=19151&forum=2 [ Edited by: Alii Tiki 2012-10-04 13:55 ] |
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Alii Tiki
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10/04/2012
Also salvaged these Bosko masks from Okolemaluna, where they were installed on the front-side of the bar.
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10/05/2012
SCORE on those Hawaiian Hut pieces! ...now YOU have to open a local watering hole with them :) This weekend I will attend a re-dedication ceremony of the original Maori hut that inspired some of the pieces at the Hawaiian Hut: http://www.nzembassy.com/germany/news/rauru-celebrates-its-centenary-in-hamburg |
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10/06/2012
Found today at one location. All opinions are welcome.
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Oop's, forgot this guy, approx, 20" [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-10-05 17:39 ] [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-10-05 18:19 ] [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-10-05 23:47 ] |
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10/06/2012
Your copy of Tiki Quest must be serving as an oversize coaster. Check page 150. |
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10/06/2012
Your copy of Tiki Quest must be serving as an oversize coaster. Check page 150. |
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10/06/2012
Alii Tiki - congrats on the Hawaiian Hut -> Okolemaluna Tikis... those are beautiful. I think Gecko owns the other one, right?
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Alii Tiki
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10/06/2012
Yes bigbro - I'm -- as they say -- "STOKED" Enjoy the Rauru ceremony, that is a beautiful exhibit, that one day I hope to see in person. If you get the chance to shoot some of the exhibit - Please do share. |
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10/06/2012
I have three of those panels from the Hut:
Thanks to Freddie! |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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10/07/2012
Hey Buzz That storyboard in your last pic is awesome! What are the dimensions? Provenance if known? Looks too good to be an airport souvenir. Just what's the story on this board? |
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10/07/2012
some of this weekends thrift store finds... Beauce moai mug 1952 older looking outrigger (no markings) stone marq appx 3" tall cheap uke.. i like it.. cheap mugs Also scored a witco cat and two witco like owls... |
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10/07/2012
Today's finds...
Later, PTD [ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2012-10-07 17:42 ] |
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Dagg
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10/07/2012
Killer lamps PTD |
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10/07/2012
slllloooow day, huh Duane? You better have not been at Alameda and not told me! [ Edited by: SandraDee 2012-10-08 07:55 ] |
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Big Kahuna
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10/07/2012
D! Ya gotta find room for one of those lamps somewhere. Nice haul! |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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10/08/2012
Hey PTD are you sure you got room for those killa petroglyph mugs? |
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Cool Manchu
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10/08/2012
PTD, did you ever find the chip that was broken off the back of that Shag Moai? If I knew that was you buying it, I would have said hi. You sure picked up that box quickly when my wife made a comment about it. No worries, you were there first, we just wanted to compliment you on finding it and not try to grab it out of your hands. |
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10/08/2012
Ooh that would of been awesome to see a rumble! and I would of been pissed I missed it! |
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Psycho Tiki D
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10/08/2012
Cool Manchu, In my many days of Tiki hunting, I have had my share of shoulder hoppers reach in a literally snatch items out of my hands or pick up items I was inquiring about. I wish you would have said something, would have been nice to finally meet you. Never went back to look, the chip can be repaired and we did find a few of the pieces. The lady I bought it from dropped it out of the box and I think we were looking for it when you came up. Got it for a really good price! Nui'umi'umi, I usually keep at least two mugs, just in case one gets broken! Dagg, Thanks...I have another one, with seahorses, it is nice to have this set of matching ones. Big Kahuna, I should but probably won't. Ceilings just cannot support the weight. SandraDee, No rumbles unless I have you with me to back me up!
Later, PTD |
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10/08/2012
here's the latest.... picked up this big palm log ku tiki from a cold call out of the blue- guy said he had some mid century items and tiki items he heard i might be interested in... he was right.
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10/08/2012
Oh I see why you are friends with me :wink: Good finds! |
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Cool Manchu
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10/08/2012
PTD, I am just giving you a hard time. I knew exactly why you reacted how you did. It's truly dog eat dog out there some times. :) I was super happy to know that a TC'er got it. It's funny, the place is so big, that I only saw the small bowl you bought and missed everything else that you found...unless you found them before I went by them. I picked up a Tiki Farm mug (since I don't know much about them and haven't researched it yet, I don't know which one), an August Holland Pearl of Wisdom, a Lelani Luau bucket mug, a bamboo frame, two John Kelly menus (the one with the woman in yellow and the one with the couple holding the fish) and a Trader Vic's Aloha coconut mug. |
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10/08/2012
Ok, so I found one good thing about living in New England. There isn't much competition out here for Tiki stuff & I think I spend (waste) the most time scouring the landscape for relics of Poly Pop days gone by! |
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Psycho Tiki D
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10/09/2012
Cool, I know what you mean. It can be pretty competitive at Alameda and in other areas. We are extremely lucky to have venues to hunt for the stuff we like. Sounds like you found your share of treasures as well. Curious to see the Tiki Farm mug and the bucket mug though? I know the guy who I bought the bowl from. He had the Oasis mug as well. The other items were found along the way. Rick, There is so much low hanging fruit here in Nor Cal you could literally have an instant collection of Tiki in just one day. The difficult thing is finding the more unique items. And you have to be in the right place at just the right time. I find more my second or third time through than the first. PTD |
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10/11/2012
Tiki Gardens ashtray. I really am into collecting TG stuff these days Polynesian Village Treasure Craft shakers I haven't come across before I have wanted this Shawnee head vase for a few years now... |
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10/12/2012
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Big Kahuna
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10/14/2012
Newest member of the family: |
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10/17/2012
It was a good morning...........
Matson line menu This I actually got last week, but I'm still pretty happy about it |
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10/19/2012
Pretty jealous of everybody's haul! Alas, mine are a few scrapings of ephemera. Some given, some in the wild and some, yes, from the internet. Nevertheless, some pretty cool stuff I thought I would share. A cool old die cut menu from Ken Young's Hula Hut in Hollywood. New to me and my guess is from the 40s. A Tiki Ti matchbook was a cool find! Also, a couple 8X10s pics from a Don the Beachcomber luau in Hawaii. An ebay find of a 1978 press archive picture from the Denver Post of the "new" Trader Vic's opening at the Hilton.
My favorite though has to be these great souvenir pictures of a husband and wife tourist couple at a Hawaiian luau. Somebody is not in the Aloha mood!
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10/20/2012
Found 2 Tepco kneeling hula girl scorpion bowls today. One in tan and one in blue!! |
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10/23/2012
Good day
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Alii Tiki
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10/23/2012
Picked these up from an estate sale here a while ago, stained them last night.
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Big Kahuna
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10/23/2012
Any before pics? |
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Alii Tiki
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10/24/2012
Just these that I borrowed from House of Ku over in the Concrete Lawn Lawn Tiki Gallery thread.
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10/24/2012
Yma Sumac trove. I made a more detailed post in the show me your records thread. gabbahey |
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Mai Tai
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10/27/2012
My tiki find for the week: a super cool, super heavy duty port hole window! Well, to be quite honest, Trad'r Bill found it, and pointed me in the right direction to go get it!!! Thanks, Trad'r Bill!! :D I have plans for this window...
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hang10tiki
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10/27/2012
nice port hole... todays finds
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Aquatic Safarinaut
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10/30/2012
Seven Big Shots and One Half Shot today....all like new! Anyone want to trade red for green? |
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Cool Manchu
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10/30/2012
Not really a "Tiki Find", but a magazine that I found years ago and scanned. Someone, who I do not recall blew up the image and printed it out on thick paper. After many years, I found it rolled up in a tube and finally had it framed. It's FATE Magazine from 1955, featuring "Hawaii's Living Fire Goddess" It measures 13" x 19"
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10/30/2012
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10/30/2012
R.I.P. Leilani Lanes, Sigh! Maybe you can find the patch on one of the folks in the photos on page 1 here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=16871&forum=1&start=0 |
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