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GROG posted on Sun, Oct 2, 2016 11:31 PM

Native with a bone in the nose and a lion. GROG think it African-inspired rather than Polynesian-inspired art. Goes in the Jungle Room. :)
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On 2016-10-02 23:31, GROG wrote:
Native with a bone in the nose and a lion. GROG think it African-inspired rather than Polynesian-inspired art. Goes in the Jungle Room. :)

Good eye Ernie. I hadn’t noticed the bone the first half dozen times I looked at that piece.
Cheers
BPB

More junk:

Coco joe variation I didnt have yet and a mini Maori tiki

Now I have the baby, mama, and papa bear version of this

Maori face I think is chalkware. I usually avoid buying broken or repaired stuff, but it was cheap, and too cool to leave. Dang that chin though!

More reference:

New bamboo frame that came with a push pin bulletin board, pins and cards.

Giant framed fake steamship line print. measures close to 3' x 4'

Second one have in this series. They take up a lot of wall room

Buzzy Out!
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bigbrotiki too much fun to pass up. I'm going to fix them up.

GROG I agree with you. Dan collects by what he likes to look at and these fit his desires.

nui 'umi 'umi I think the bone was the best part.

I guess they are homemade by someone with a great skip saw. The number of stacked pieces shows that many days and hours were put into these. We are glad to have them.

Buzzy, to fix that chin use Elmer's wood putty, many thin coats. When dry sand and crave it. Then it's ready to paint.

Thank you all for your comments, Wendy
BPB

Not much out there last week:

Polyart girl...

who looks quite similar to her Frank Schirman cousn:

Buzzy out!
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Hamo posted on Wed, Oct 19, 2016 5:51 PM

I just got this Trader Dick's mug to add to my now-growing collection. My first tiki mug actually featuring a tiki or from a "historic" tiki establishment.
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Not any kind of exciting vintage find, but I picked up Frankenstein and Cthulhu here from HMV the other day. They're selling these "Halloween tumblers" (as well as a vampire and an evil clown) as a promotion.
BPB

Last week's stuff

Table lamp, same style as Johnny Quong's in SLC

pair of 2002 Tommy Bahama mugs

Vanuatu mask

PNG carved bamboo

Buzzy out!
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Today's 19 inch find
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Good find man!
C

I hemmed and hawed over whether or not to pick that guy up for the last few weeks. Good on you, John!
D

Buzzy the Vanuatu mask is outstanding. Can you tell if the Tommy Bahama mugs are identical or different. I've always wanted to know if they were hand painted or some kind of a decal. They are the best looking mugs that I've ever seen produced in a mass quantity.

Jon, I love this tiki so much I printed a photo of it to inspire my work in the future. Great score.

Wendy
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On 2016-10-27 08:21, danlovestikis wrote:

Buzzy the Vanuatu mask is outstanding. Can you tell if the Tommy Bahama mugs are identical or different. I've always wanted to know if they were hand painted or some kind of a decal. They are the best looking mugs that I've ever seen produced in a mass quantity.

Jon, I love this tiki so much I printed a photo of it to inspire my work in the future. Great score.

Wendy

Wendy, Hope you don’t mind me chiming in--I too am anxious to hear what the Buzzman has to say about the “Kimono Lady” mug.
I have one and imho they are hand painted and also have decals applied to the red dress. My wife disagrees. She thinks its entirely hand painted. She is usually right. I also have the Kimono Lady lamp. Almost exactly like the mug. It’s about half again bigger and there are no flowers on the dress.
Cheers
T

"They are the best looking mugs that I've ever seen produced in a mass quantity."

The Seahorse bowl made for Three Dots is the best mug ever produced in a mass quantity IMHO.
This mug is Tiki Baï work.

[ Edited by: tikiskip 2016-10-28 13:14 ]
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On 2016-10-20 22:27, EnchantedTikiGoth wrote:
Not any kind of exciting vintage find, but I picked up Frankenstein and Cthulhu here from HMV the other day. They're selling these "Halloween tumblers" (as well as a vampire and an evil clown) as a promotion.

Just in time for Hulaween? :D

In that "spirit" (nyuck nyuck) here are two words you will seldom if ever see together: "Ukulele" and "Cthulhu"!

I got this in today's email: While they last, Ukulele Magazine is offering a Cthulhu Tiki Mug

[ Edited by: Sandy Trunks 2016-10-29 12:09 ]
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This weeks stuff:

Trio of mugs. OMC Aku aku las vegas,OMc the tikis, and Tiki farm squid skull stack

Bora Bora tiki, Hawaiian Distillers mini bottle

Maori art book

Wendy: Hand painted. You can see the slight differences in the leaves

Buzzy Out!
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Hey everyone,

Not sure if this counts cause I didn't buy it, but I wanted to share this cool tile artwork I found. I saw it while out thrifting a couple of months ago and have been meaning to share it. Has a nice sorta Oceanic touch. Take care, all.

[ Edited by: mihoshi1 2016-11-04 19:05 ]
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Haven't posted in a long time, to much life getting the way. Have a back log of great finds, probably start posting some. But I found this the other day, and am still especially jazzed about it. Two pieces of tapa, each 3' long, in a thrift store for $4.99. Not sure how I'm going to use them, but I'm quite pleased. Any one have an idea what tradition they come from? Tapa's my weak suit.
T

Some recent Vintage Trader Vic's Goodness....

The glasses I picked up in a thrift store, the barrels and syrup I found at an estate sale. I'm guessing they were from the original Portland Trader Vics. Apparently they'd owned a Chinese restaurant around the same time and had some incredible stuff related to that as well, but since it wasn't tiki and you can't buy EVERYTHING... I passed and just grabbed the TV stuff. I walked past the the box with the barrels several times before I saw them too... I can only guess at what else was there, because I was a half hour late to the start and it was still standing room only when I got there...
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Hamo posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2016 6:59 PM

This is tangentially tiki, but I'm still excited about it. Just received this 1950s Dole Pineapple booklet, "How You Can Give Hawaiian Parties," which is in great shape. It has neat mid-century party ideas and recipes (mostly involving pineapple, and nothing alcoholic).

Also included in the package were these surprises: a double sided picture cut from some other unknown source, and a postcard mailed in August 1944.
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The Shonfeld's Volcano Mai Tai drink set

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-11-15 07:00 ]
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hang10tiki another one. There are so many varieties now that one could fill a bookcase.

nui 'umi 'umi and Buzzy. It takes me 6 months to make 30 Hot Tub Hula Girl mugs so Kudos's to whoever puts all the labor to make those Tommy Bahama mugs. They are over the top great. Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2016-11-19 19:50 ]
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Wendy- :)

Found these 2 great travel photo albums today
I'll post pics soon
Lots of good ones
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On 2016-11-19 21:54, hang10tiki wrote:
Wendy- :)

Found these 2 great travel photo albums today
I'll post pics soon

Jon-Wat’s taking so long?
; > )
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David- :)

Mix of pics n postcards

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-11-20 05:29 ]
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Wow Jon, somebodies sweet memories. I like the way the teeth were done on dat tiki (sets 5 and 6) Mahalo for sharing
Cheers
OGR

On 2016-11-20 21:16, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Wow Jon, somebodies sweet memories. I like the way the teeth were done on dat tiki (sets 5 and 6) Mahalo for sharing
Cheers

I agree, nice pics (from someone's fond memories) and THOSE teeth I can stand. Reminds me of the Miss Hawaii (?) Tit biting Tiki.
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found this over the weekend - not sure if it's witco or not - about 2' tall
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hang10tiki I have just started to take the time to look at photo albums in antique stores. I haven't found any with Islands yet but I'll keep trying.
Those were really fun to see. I have the Maori postcard it is still selling.

Thank you, Wendy
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Wendy- :)

Never seen this coconut mug before
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Jon, I like that coconut mug. It looks to have a small base compared to it’s total size.
Might be my impaired vision. The Don Company is alive and well with quite an extensive online catalog
I did not find that mug but I’m seeing double cuz we just got back to Humphrey’s Half Moon from the Bali Hai. They got em some nice copper Mule mugs at Don’sbut I think you gotta buy by the case cuz Don’s is a restaurant supplier.
Later
H

David- good info
Hope u had fun
I'm betting you did
:)
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hang10tiki we've never seen that mug or heard of that company. How fun that nui 'umi 'umi found the catalog.

Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2016-11-30 08:21 ]
OGR

Wendy, The Edward Don Company has been the leading supplier of Restaurant supplies since the 20's. Glassware, China, Ranges, You name it. Very cool to see the Mug...I would say late 50's/early 60's...quite rare I think. http://www.don.com/AboutDon/companyintro.aspx
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Jon,

I just sold a Samoan Fog Cutter Mug made by Edward Don on ETSY. I found it a year or so back in Tucson.
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Awesome.......
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Cavemoai, I wonder if the Don Company made the Tradet Vic’s Fogcutter back in the day? Different paint job but appears to be the same mold. Hmmm...
C

Nui,

I'm pretty sure they were just knockoffs. The guy I bought it from said it came from TGI Friday's. However, the details and paint were very crisp and nice...much better than any of my other TV Fogcutters.
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Or Got Rum? thank you for the link. I don't remember having anything in our collection with Don on the bottom. Wendy
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8 inch float
7.00
BPB

Recent stuff

Marquesan bone carving

Maori tiki painted wooden box

trader Dicks nugget outrigger bowl

Hawaiian souvenir tiki

Tonga art book

Glassware

Buzzy out!
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Nice finds Buzzman, particularly that bone carving.
Cheers
D

Bay Park Buzzy wow, the bone carving is great. It looks a bit like the crawl mug I'm sculpting presently. Great hunting. Wendy
BPB

This week's stuff;

My made me the happiest find in a while. Easter Island bird man egg.

11" Maori Hei tiki on a stand

Necklace display rack.

Tikis carved on both sides. I recognize the source as from the Book of tiki

Indonesian hut storyboard. I have a couple of these now

set of those steamship line recreation framed prints. I get these when they're cheap for the frames.

Tapa printed material and a Tiki farm mug.

Wendy: I had my eye on that bone carving for over a month. It was too expensive for my comfort zone when I first asked about it. I quietly checked each week, and it was always still there in a shadowbox of Indian stuff. That's a long time for something like that to sit, so I figured he'd be apt to lowering the price after so much time. One morning he was just setting up when i walked by so I shouted out my dream price and he took it! He told me it was from Africa...

Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2016-12-12 13:23 ]
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Buzz- dig dat egg, score......

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-12-16 13:43 ]
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My wife bought this jade piece at a thrift thinking it might be tiki. The filigree surround is silver and made it very unlikely. Upon closer exam we found the mark for silver indicating this piece was from Mexico. We’ll hang it in our tiki bar anyway.
Cheers
D

Buzzy, Dan loves those display racks. He bought one from a place in the Caribbean. He tried to buy one in Kauai.
I love the Easter Island Bird. That's on my to find list. Wendy
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David- Kool

Painted on banana leaves

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-12-16 13:48 ]

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