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The Tiki Table Lamp Thread

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 12/19/2015

(Re posting this from the Tonga Room thread)

San Francisco's Tonga Room, my family & I in 1970
checkout the classic table lamps they used for many years.

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 12/20/2015

Lance, Wot a great pic. Mahalo for sharing.
Btw, you were a good looking kid! Wtf happened?
Your friend and mine,
David

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 12/20/2015

Life happened David, just life. :D

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Dustycajun posted on 03/21/2016

Here is the Triple Maori table lamp that is shown at Oceanic Arts catalog and in store collection.

I spotted this photo of a similar lamp in situ at the Palms in the Jungle restaurant in Anaheim. Can't remember seeing this one anywhere else. Looks a little like the Kona Kai signature Tiki.

DC

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hang10tiki posted on 03/22/2016

Lance- great photo
Dusty- great inVestiGatin

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Tattoo posted on 03/22/2016

DC! Great shots and great detective work. It's one thing to see these lamps in a case but there is something really cool to imagine a time and era where it was just part of the general decor. A fun night out at a cool fun place. And your pictures definitely capture that!

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Bail Tekey posted on 04/01/2016

Triple Hawaiian war God

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Tattoo posted on 04/01/2016

Amazing!!! Thx for sharing

On 2016-04-01 11:50, Bail Tekey wrote:
Triple Hawaiian war God

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hang10tiki posted on 04/04/2016

Anyone seen this before?

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Club Nouméa posted on 04/06/2016

That's Pania of the Reef, based on the famous statue on the waterfront in Napier, New Zealand.

See the following Tiki Central link from 2006:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18638&forum=5

The lamp stand version turns up in New Zealand from time to time and is very collectible.

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hang10tiki posted on 04/06/2016

Thanks
Love TC

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8FT Tiki posted on 06/28/2016

Picked this up from the estate sale of an elderly neighbor. It is electrified so I don't know if it is from a restaurant/bar but who knows?

Coconut base with tapa cloth shade. I like how the maker carved into the coconut to show the inside and outside. Measures 15 1/2" tall. Older cord plug and light switch so it definitely has some age to it.



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bigbrotiki posted on 07/04/2016

Very cool coconut carving concept, indeed!

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danlovestikis posted on 07/18/2016

This thread sure deserves to be on the Cool and Current list. Thank you guys for a super view and read. Wendy

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Psycho Tiki D posted on 09/05/2016

Here is one I have- never seen. Some kind of Maori style ceramic lamp-

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bigbrotiki posted on 09/05/2016

Looks more like Haida or other North-American Indian ?

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Psycho Tiki D posted on 09/06/2016

On 2016-09-05 15:44, bigbrotiki wrote:
Looks more like Haida or other North-American Indian ?

Not sure either, but the Rapa Nui Birdmen on either side of the "Tiki" led me to believe it was some sort of Polynesian likeness?

Thanks,

PTD

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bigbrotiki posted on 09/06/2016

With the way American designers took their liberties with Tiki style, it is not impossible that one decided to mix mainland and island primitive art :)

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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 10/15/2016

I got one of the Johnny Quong's table lamps today:

Buzzy Out!

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Tattoo posted on 10/17/2016

On 2016-10-14 20:24, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
I got one of the Johnny Quong's table lamps today:

Buzzy Out!

What a find!!! Congrats.

[ Edited by: Tattoo 2016-10-17 10:59 ]

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8FT Tiki posted on 10/18/2016

On 2015-04-23 12:38, Tattoo wrote:
And of most interest is this lamp in the corner which is the same lamp as 8'Tiki has.


Courtesy of the Oceanic Arts Archives

Below it is a little sign that states the lamp is from Johnny Quong’s in Salt Lake City. How cool is that! Hopefully someone can dig up a picture form Johnny Quong’s with that lamp in it.


Johhny Quong's Tiki Table lamp from the collection of 8' Tiki

Hey Tattoo, This new find by Buzzy seems to resemble the Johnny Quong example from the OA collection more closely than the one I have. Compare the photos here and you will see differences such as the color of the wood, height of the base, width of the head, placement of the hands, the bridge of the nose is way different, pointed chin and other carving details. Which only adds to the mystery of their origins. These variations could be due to the fact that they are carved not molded or that they are from different production batches where wood supplies and carving methods changed. Were these hand carved or machine carved? I like the idea that my lamp was used at J.Q.'s but perhaps it was from another restaurant that used the same style lamp.

[ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2016-11-06 14:19 ]

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ukutiki posted on 11/06/2016

Saw this lamp today and was wondering if anyone is familiar with it. The base of the lamp is a large ceramic Kundu drum in the style of Papua New Guinea. The overall height of the lamp including the shade (which I believe to be original) is about 4 feet. There are no markings to identify it.

Thanks for your comments.


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Tattoo posted on 11/06/2016

Coooooooool lamp. No idea about it's history.

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Feelin Zombified posted on 02/19/2017

Found these from the Mauna Loa last fall at an estate sale. I've had one without a shade for years, but these are in perfect shape

-Z

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uncle trav posted on 02/19/2017

Killer Mauna Loa lamps!!

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hang10tiki posted on 02/19/2017

Great page

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Dustycajun posted on 04/18/2019

I scored two of the Orchids Kon Tiki lamps with the rope shades. Just need to order some the the glass chimneys' Anybody know of a good place to find these?

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DC

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Hamo posted on 04/19/2019

On 2019-04-18 15:11, Dustycajun wrote:
I scored two of the Orchids Kon Tiki lamps with the rope shades. Just need to order some the the glass chimneys' Anybody know of a good place to find these?

You might try Lehman’s: https://www.lehmans.com/category/chimneys-globes

Congrats. Those look great.

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TabooDan posted on 04/19/2019

Hey Scott, great find!!
The shades are really cool and usually missing so that's awesome. You should be able to pick up the chimneys at your local thrift stores. I see them all the time and pretty cheap too.
Although, that site listed above is a good price, I'm not sure how the shipping would be.

You love the hunt, and who knows what else your eagle eyes will find.

Take care.
Dan

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Dustycajun posted on 04/19/2019

Thanks for the info guys. After a little more research, it looks like Amazon is the place for the chimney replacements, about $7 with with free shipping.

Here is another of the OA triple Hawaiian war god lamps I spotted on ebay. It has a cool wood base - had not seen one like that before.

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hang10tiki posted on 12/14/2019

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tikiace posted on 12/21/2019

Just lugged this (heavy) beauty back from Hawaii. Got it at an antique store.
The stone Marquesan is about 16 inches tall.
Made the lampshade from fabric I got on the Big Island too.
Now a favorite at the Lanai Vancouver.

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happy buddha posted on 12/22/2019

Damn that’s a beauty. Congrats

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Cavemoai posted on 05/08/2024

Here’s a recent acquisition.

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