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Help Identify, What Is This, Is This A? Thread
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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08/21/2015
It is a Marquesasian Tiki from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. More examples: |
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Always Down
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08/22/2015
Thanks for your reply! I had already sorted that much out... but I just thought this tiki might have been an unusual find. I guess maybe not. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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08/22/2015
You need to stop trying to answer these on this thread; youre ALWAYS wrong! Its a common souvenir cast piece. Buzzy Out! |
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Hakalugi
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08/22/2015
Wait, before this get's more confusing, ATP's above quote was in reference to this: |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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08/22/2015
Yes (Thanks Karl!) I wasn't sure about the Micronesian Monkeyman (ErichTroudt nailed that one), but the Marquesasian, as well as the African Dogon Stool |
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hang10tiki
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08/23/2015
Here's mine Info from HotTiki: I found a photo that shows them being sold prior to 1953 in a shop in Wakiki... Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2015-08-23 14:40 ] |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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08/23/2015
I also have a couple of dem Marq’s (small kine) in my collection. |
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hang10tiki
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08/23/2015
:) |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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08/23/2015
So you qualify this as you being "right": Thread Question summarized: I found a tiki, and after some research, I found it was MARQUESAN. Is there anything special about THIS Marquesan tiki? ATP's answer: Yes! That is a Marquesan tiki! At least you do know one thing about African Art! |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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08/23/2015
I am actually pretty good at identifying things that are not Tiki :) [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2015-08-23 14:37 ] |
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hang10tiki
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08/23/2015
Info from HotTiki: I found a photo that shows them being sold prior to 1953 in a shop in Wakiki... Good eye HotTiki |
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Always Down
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08/24/2015
Thank you very much for the info. The pic of the tikis on the table is so helpful! Turns out it's not a sacred priceless artifact from an ancient lost tribe after all. Oh well... maybe next time. But it's old enough to be my mother so I guess that's pretty cool. |
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Always Down
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08/24/2015
Oh and also, Buzzy... I like the way you summarized my post. I honestly have no idea why I can't do that for myself. I do not possess even one ounce of conciseness. And you should have seen it BEFORE I pared it down! :) And Hang10tiki - I didn't know who Lee Tag the velvet painter was, and neither did Google. I finally figured out that you probably typed Leeteg and it got vetoed by your spell check. Now by virtue of my search, I've resolved to get some black velvet in my life straightaway. |
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ebtiki
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08/28/2015
Hi everyone! The mug is a customized version of Tiki Farm's Tangaroa mug. The event date was July 18, 2014. |
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surf hippie
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09/15/2015
I could use some help on identifying my latest Thrift Store treasures.
Thanks for any information you can provide... Thanks for any help you can give me. |
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Phillip Roberts
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09/15/2015
Aloha, DL are most probably the initials of the hobbyist who made the mugs... |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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09/15/2015
The top mask is not Tiki, I will let Buzzy confirm if the bottom mask is also not Tiki. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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09/17/2015
Surf, [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2015-09-17 13:22 ] |
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Velvet Elvis
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09/22/2015
First post! Hi everyone! I've been lurking here and collecting for about a year now, and I've recently been gifted this amazing mask. I was hoping one of you learned tiki scholars might be able to educate me on it. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Supposedly, it's quite old (50-60 years) and from Borneo. Vaguely reminiscent of Tiki Bob, I thought. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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09/22/2015
Cool name Vel. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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09/22/2015
[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2015-09-23 12:29 ] |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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09/23/2015
But just for the record, not Tiki. |
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Toymaker62
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09/24/2015
Hi I have a Tiki may parents brought to the main land in 1973. Looking for suggestions on what the value is and what I could do with it. |
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Hakalugi
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09/24/2015
It's a fern wood Tiki. What could you do with it? Give a gentle cleaning with a vacuum cleaner and then put it on display. |
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woofmutt
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10/14/2015
I picked this up at least 10 years ago in a Seattle junk shop. It was unmounted, I stuck it in the frame. It's about a foot tall, seems to be cast resin with an applied finish. The top of the head and the feet look like they had some hand shaping. It had the two bolts in the back when I found it so I assume it was mounted to something at one point. A bit of wear of the finish on the chin and a cheek suggests that it had some regular contact, as would happen if it were a decorative element of a door pull. I've poured over all the CoCo Joe's (and similar) designs I could find and it doesn't match any of those, nor is the finish like those pieces. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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10/14/2015
Nice Ku Woof. Great job mounting it. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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10/15/2015
PolyArt made those big resin tikis. Buzzy Out! |
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MadDogMike
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10/15/2015
Not sure this is even really Tiki. Found on a ranch in a little Mexican town south of Tucson. Both sides of the same stacker, anyone recognize it? No manufacturers mark. (If it's something very common don't laugh at me, I'm not a collector :wink: ) |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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10/16/2015
Look sorta indian to me Mike but we’ll see what the experts have to say. Won’t be the first time I was wrong. |
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tikicoma
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10/17/2015
Any ideas about what this is? Polynesian, African os Indonesian? It looks like it's carved from palm and is about 3 feet. May be incomplete. |
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ukutiki
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10/17/2015
The carving looks Polynesian to me but I'm not the expert. I don't know where the foot is from. |
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hang10tiki
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11/02/2015
Need help Here it is Can't make out imprint on the back [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-02-15 07:09 ] |
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hang10tiki
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11/03/2015
Found it |
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Hakalugi
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11/15/2015
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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11/15/2015
I see typical African tribal patterns, so I am going with African. |
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ErichTroudt
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11/16/2015
well, the fan style circle pattern and the triangle pattern throughout, especially in the center, reminds me of the Yugoslavian folk art pieces. Flutes, wedding cups, etc. I could be off, but thats where I'd start my research based on how nicely its carved and the patterns. |
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01/06/2016
Hi All, Does anyone know anything about the small ceramic cups? |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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01/06/2016
It's a cup.....from Hawaii Looks like homemade tourist swag & the term "Suck em Up" |
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coconutmonkey
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01/06/2016
Cool, Thanks! |
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Fugu
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04/13/2016
Does this tiki look familiar to anyone? I feel like I've seen one just like this before, but couldn't quite find a match in any of the books. He's about 5.5 feet tall, looks to be older and made of palm. |
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Trader Tom
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04/14/2016
Here's an interesting lamp I've not run across before, pulled from photos for an upcoming sale in Wisconsin: https://www.estatesales.net/WI/Genoa-City/53128/1158516?highlight=Tiki+tiki Anybody recognize it? |
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Aloha pinball
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04/17/2016
Picked this up today in Fredrick Md. We get a LOT of African stuff in this part of the east coast, but this doesnt look African to me- in particular the nose has sort of a Moa quality to it. So is it Polynesian of some sort? |
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Heath
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04/17/2016
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uncle trav
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04/17/2016
I would saw its a hobbyist attempt at chainsaw art by the way the cuts are done. Kinda trying to look like Witco I think. I would hang it on the wall in my bar. |
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Aloha pinball
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04/17/2016
Thanks Trav! It is definitely going on the wall! |
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happy buddha
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04/18/2016
It is Witco. But somebody else painted it blue |
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Aloha pinball
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04/18/2016
The blue cast comes from my phone somehow, it is stained dark brown. |
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ECTiki
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04/19/2016
Help!!!! I just picked up a GIANT fiberglass Tiki that resembles an old Coco Joe. The eyes light up red. It stands about six feet tall. Looking for any one who may know the history of this big boy? |