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Do you know who made this Tiki?
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Hello I'm new to tiki culture so I do not yet recognise the look or style of individual artists. I recently found this on Cragslist and was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to the origin. |
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JOHN-O
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 11:31 AM
A Wayne Coombs knock-off who popularized the dreaded "Grinning Tooth / Pineapple Head" style. Is it listed in Florida ? [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2014-01-28 11:33 ] |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 2:45 PM
It looks like the mass produced tikis that were available at home improvement stores about five or so years ago. |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 2:48 PM
Also, it probably arrived in the states with a couple hundred twins. Not identical. :) |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 3:49 PM
Eric is right, so we will just say "HomeDepot" |
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tikiskip
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 4:31 PM
"Wayne Coombs knock-off who popularized the dreaded "Grinning Tooth / Pineapple Head" style." Wayne sez... |
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 4:46 PM
He was indeed, a real character - but he was a 70s carver who used three basic designs, the pineapple head being one of them, and he was widely copied, so that his grinning Tikis seemed to be everywhere in Florida and beyond. Now even in Indonesia it seems. |
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tikiskip
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Tue, Jan 28, 2014 7:17 PM
All true. my dream now is to flip someone off from beyond the grave. |
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carlsharp
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Wed, Jan 29, 2014 7:50 PM
Thanks for the replies. It was posted on the Inland Empire, CA, CL and was located in Crestline, CA. Irregardless of it's possible mass-market pedigree, I really like it, especially for $40. The weathering makes it all the better... |
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bigbrotiki
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Wed, Jan 29, 2014 10:20 PM
Look further. If you continue this route, a year or two down the line, you'll disown it. |
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Will carve
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Thu, Jan 30, 2014 4:24 AM
Hind sight is 20 20, but Bro, |
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Kiwi Steve
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Thu, Jan 30, 2014 9:39 AM
That was the first tiki I ever purchased & it's still in my back yard. Admittedly, I'm embarrassed to have it now, especially since I'm one of the stops in the San Diego tiki crawl... I have another tiki that my neighbor gave me from TJ that's even worse... |
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Thu, Jan 30, 2014 6:11 PM
That tiki could be saved. |
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carlsharp
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Thu, Jan 30, 2014 10:41 PM
If a year or two down the line means I'll be so jaded that I won't still feel the thrill of finding hidden gems and will stop collecting things that I like because they don't have the proper look or maker then no thanks. |
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Thu, Jan 30, 2014 10:57 PM
Actually what I think was the gist of that comment towards your tiki find was.... When we ALL first started to collect tiki we got excited about things that, as our collection increased and our knowledge increased and our exposure to so many amazing tiki artists in our community increased, we can look back and say "Wow, I could never imagine being that excited about finding that item TODAY as I was back then" No one is giving you a hard time about liking what you like or being stoked to find an item for a good price that you feel was a great score. Just wait until a few years from now when your collection has morphed and changed and grown and if you happen upon this post you will see how some perspective and time has changed the way you feel. This is a tiki community--you like tiki carvings. The one you posted is good but have you seen Bosko or Benzart or TikiBeat's tikis? Check out the Tiki Carving thread. Spend a few hours on there. Go back as far as you can. Be prepared to be in awe. Enjoy what you enjoy. Love what you love. But there is even better stuff out there....you will see :) |
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swizzle
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Fri, Jan 31, 2014 1:16 AM
Great post SandraDee. Very true. |
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Kiwi Steve
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Fri, Jan 31, 2014 9:16 AM
Yes, SandraDee hit the nail on the head. When I bought mine, I loved it. Then... I started learning about different artists and over the years, my taste has changed. I'd say get it! For $40... Even if you like it for just two years, that's only $20 a year & you can sell it if you decide that you don't want it anymore. |
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TikiVato
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Fri, Jan 31, 2014 10:55 AM
Well said SandraDee. I have lots of stuff that I purchased early on, some I have sold, some given away and some I have kept as reminders of how my taste has changed. An important lesson that I have learned when sailing (garage sales)or thrifting, if you like it, buy it, don't worry about what the purist on this site may think. Most of the purist here are very knowledgeable and are responsible for changing my collection by educating me in the history of tiki. They mean no harm when offering advice when you ask them. |
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ukutiki
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Thu, Mar 13, 2014 4:21 PM
This mug is on eBay (not mine). Anyone know who made it? |
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TikiTacky
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Thu, Mar 13, 2014 4:41 PM
Judging from the photos, I'd say it was made by "A". :wink: In all honesty, I'm stumped. I just searched through every brown tiki mug on Ooga-Mooga (and boy are my eyes tired!) but I didn't see it in there. I also tried doing an image search with Google and TinEye, but nothing there either. From the style of it, I'd guess it's a more modern mug, but it can be so hard to tell. Immortalize your name for eternity by contributing to The Tikipedia!T-shirts based on vintage tiki matchbooks: TikiTees [ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-03-13 17:16 ] |
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ukutiki
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Thu, Mar 13, 2014 4:44 PM
My vast storehouse of knowledge also says it was made by A...or if Canadian...eh? |
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Thu, Mar 13, 2014 9:37 PM
Could it be this? Angry face, dressed in a skirt made of leaves, brown... |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Thu, Mar 13, 2014 9:44 PM
There is an App for that? |
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ukutiki
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Fri, Mar 14, 2014 6:47 AM
Could be but a web search was unsuccessful |
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