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He's obviously constipated and trying to pinch a loaf in an old tire :lol:
K

Two kava bowls - 8" & 13" dia. respectively - Samoan, I would think.
A

the one with the square legs might be, my mother-in-law has a larger version of it that I covet. the four legged one I think is Fijian.
A

the one with the square legs might be, my mother-in-law has a larger version of it that I covet. the four legged one I think is Fijian.
T

I hadn't found anything interesting enough to report here in ages and then I picked up this wood (palm?) tiki in an antique mall near Wichita, KS, a couple days ago. It's about 36" tall and a tag on it read "totem tiki from Hawaii." I can find no identifying markings on it.

Tourist trade tiki? Restaurant decor refugee? Hobby carving? I've left a message for the dealer asking for more info but have not heard back. Any input as to where this might have come from would be appreciated.

I'm happy to have this, but it sure makes my Orchids of Hawaii tikis look even gaudier.

http://www.thelope.com

[ Edited by: tikijackalope 2012-12-21 00:57 ]
HT

tikijackalope:

It's actually worse than your gawdy tikis. It's a real piece of crap. Send it to me, I'll dispose of it for you.

What an amazing piece. I could not be more jealous.
HB

Wow. One of the nicest tiki finds I've seen on this thread.
T

Tikijackalope, that is a great find!
T

sigh OK, Hale Tiki, give me your address; I'll package it up and....hey, waaaaaait a minute.

But, really; who might have made this and for what market was it intended?

On 2012-12-21 05:29, Hale Tiki wrote:
tikijackalope:

It's actually worse than your gawdy tikis. It's a real piece of crap. Send it to me, I'll dispose of it for you.

What an amazing piece. I could not be more jealous.
S

Here..I bought some stuff you all may want to see:

Royal Hawaiian small pineapple mug

Westwood ceramic wall hanging

2 Hawaiian Village surfer girl mugs


and these PMP tiki torch lights new in the box (anyone seen these before?)

Happy Holidays, y'all!
L

Found this kava bowl last week at a local thrift shop. I have other kava bowls but this one is unique. Reminds me of the USS Enterprise.
N''

TikiJack, Nice ,nice find. Congrat's!
S D, The Tiki gods continue to smile on you. Or is it your wily and skillful "finding" talents? Congratulations to you and Merry Christmas.
David
S

On 2012-12-21 12:45, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
S D, The Tiki gods continue to smile on you. Or is it your wily and skillful "finding" talents? Congratulations to you and Merry Christmas.
David

Merry Christmas my friend! Please pass along my Season's Greetings to your lovely wife, brother and sister-in-law!

p.s. finding tiki is overrated :wink:
H

To Lancelink...the three leg dish is call Sedreniwaiwai, it is from Fiji and is used by Priest to put oil in for anointing. Pretty nice find Mr. Jones

Lancelink: since they have been making tourist carvings since the 1800's it's pretty safe that it's a newer model. If it was well worn from coconut oil being rubbed from it over the years, and if the wood was a little darker it might be worth a bit more. They have museum replicas and can be had at places like Jack's of Fiji. Which is a good distance from here, that's why finding a Priest Oil Dish in the "Wild" is kinda cool...like finding a steel penny...doesn't happen everyday. Then again collections of true relics get busted up from time to time and you be lucky....The Games AFoot !!!

[ Edited by: Hottiki 2012-12-22 21:24 ]
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On 2012-12-21 20:47, hottiki wrote:
To Lancelink...the three leg dish is call Sedreniwaiwai, it is from Fiji and is used by Priest to put oil in for anointing. Pretty nice find Mr. Jones

hottiki...Thanks for the information. Were these made for the tourist trade like some kava bowls were?
S

On 2012-12-21 08:09, tikijackalope wrote:
sigh OK, Hale Tiki, give me your address; I'll package it up and....hey, waaaaaait a minute.

But, really; who might have made this and for what market was it intended?

It has an O-A look to it to me. A similar carving is seen in BOT from "The Tikis" in Monterey. AWESOME find! Based on where you found it, might have come from Tulsa or KC. Who knows. Send a few pics to Bob and/or Leroy and see if they can claim it.

The 'Lope RULES!
T

Yes, it does look like pieces I shot at OA and in the London and Atlanta Trader Vics. I sent pics to Bob and Leroy; maybe I'll hear back. I paid $170 for it; I hope that wasn't too much. It's good to be here again. I'll read back a bit and catch up on what people are doing.

On 2012-12-22 17:45, SilverLine wrote:

On 2012-12-21 08:09, tikijackalope wrote:
sigh OK, Hale Tiki, give me your address; I'll package it up and....hey, waaaaaait a minute.

But, really; who might have made this and for what market was it intended?

It has an O-A look to it to me. A similar carving is seen in BOT from "The Tikis" in Monterey. AWESOME find! Based on where you found it, might have come from Tulsa or KC. Who knows. Send a few pics to Bob and/or Leroy and see if they can claim it.

The 'Lope RULES!
H

SD- good selection of finds
D
Dagg posted on Sun, Dec 23, 2012 10:39 AM

some of my finds from the last month or so.

got two of these purses...

unmarked

older tourist stuff

Tiki Bob (Cookson?) carvings

I also posted this one in the help identify thread.
N''

Found at my local "Saver's" The Aku Aku was my favorite tiki place I never went to and I love find stuff from there.
Cheers
HT

On 2012-12-23 01:39, tikijackalope wrote:
Yes, it does look like pieces I shot at OA and in the London and Atlanta Trader Vics. I sent pics to Bob and Leroy; maybe I'll hear back. I paid $170 for it; I hope that wasn't too much. It's good to be here again. I'll read back a bit and catch up on what people are doing.

I would personally be happy with paying $170 for that piece. I'm sure quite a few people would. It really is great.
S

On 2012-12-23 01:39, tikijackalope wrote:
Yes, it does look like pieces I shot at OA and in the London and Atlanta Trader Vics. I sent pics to Bob and Leroy; maybe I'll hear back. I paid $170 for it; I hope that wasn't too much. It's good to be here again. I'll read back a bit and catch up on what people are doing.

It's great to see you here again, too! And as for price, I agree with Hale Tiki. I would have paid twice (or more) for that carving! S C O R E !!!
B

I just found this (and quoted the original post so folks know what the heck we're talking about). What a great specimen, I have never seen one with the Cannibal concept! I am pretty sure it hails from Tahiti, i'd be interested what O.A. has to say.

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On 2012-12-21 00:55, tikijackalope wrote:
I hadn't found anything interesting enough to report here in ages and then I picked up this wood (palm?) tiki in an antique mall near Wichita, KS, a couple days ago. It's about 36" tall and a tag on it read "totem tiki from Hawaii." I can find no identifying markings on it.

Tourist trade tiki? Restaurant decor refugee? Hobby carving? I've left a message for the dealer asking for more info but have not heard back. Any input as to where this might have come from would be appreciated.

I'm happy to have this, but it sure makes my Orchids of Hawaii tikis look even gaudier.

[ Edited by: tikijackalope 2012-12-21 00:57 ]

Since old Tahiti did not have a strong carving tradition, carvers from the Marquesas came over to make money in the trade and so posts in this style were used for local houses and hotels, here an example at the Royal Tahitian Hotel outside of Papeete:

(...which was a mainland USA development). These "Tahitian" Tikis were imported to the US for Tiki temple decor, and eventually the style was copied by American carvers. This one at the Bali Hai San Diego has some similar features to yours:

I like the deep grooves around the facial features and the wrap-around mouth, giving it a highly stylized, almost abstract look -which sometimes led to these being mounted upside down :)

Here's a little bit on the "Tahitian style":

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-12-25 20:27 ]
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Thanks, Sven

I heard back from Bob today; he also pegged the style as Tahitian/Marquesan:

"Aloha Greg:

Your Tahitian/Marquesan tiki is very well done. The top portion is similar to many we have done but your's is deeper carved and back to back design. A nice, but old tiki. There were so many tiki carvers in the 60's and 70's and they all had their specific style. This is not done by Oceanic Arts or any of our carvers.

It is a very nice carved figure.

Thanks for writing,

Bob"

On 2012-12-25 20:25, bigbrotiki wrote:
I just found this (and quoted the original post so folks know what the heck we're talking about). What a great specimen, I have never seen one with the Cannibal concept! I am pretty sure it hails from Tahiti, i'd be interested what O.A. has to say.

I

On 2012-12-21 00:55, tikijackalope wrote:
I hadn't found anything interesting enough to report here in ages and then I picked up this wood (palm?) tiki in an antique mall near Wichita, KS, a couple days ago. It's about 36" tall and a tag on it read "totem tiki from Hawaii." I can find no identifying markings on it.

Tourist trade tiki? Restaurant decor refugee? Hobby carving? I've left a message for the dealer asking for more info but have not heard back. Any input as to where this might have come from would be appreciated.

I'm happy to have this, but it sure makes my Orchids of Hawaii tikis look even gaudier.

[ Edited by: tikijackalope 2012-12-21 00:57 ]

Since old Tahiti did not have a strong carving tradition, carvers from the Marquesas came over to make money in the trade and so posts in this style were used for local houses and hotels, here an example at the Royal Tahitian Hotel outside of Papeete:

(...which was a mainland USA development). These "Tahitian" Tikis were imported to the US for Tiki temple decor, and eventually the style was copied by American carvers. This one at the Bali Hai San Diego has some similar features to yours:

I like the deep grooves around the facial features and the wrap-around mouth, giving it a highly stylized, almost abstract look -which sometimes led to these being mounted upside down :)

Here's a little bit on the "Tahitian style":

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-12-25 20:27 ]
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MN

I have to give a shout out to Tiki Shaker for telling Buzzy about the TV Suffering Bastard!! And two shouts out to Buzzy for bowing out on the drive to said Suffering Bastard.
I was heading to the estate sale because something caught my eye, (I didn't notice the TVSB). I saw Buzzy's truck ahead of me on Balboa and I gassed it and passed him. Almost ran him over. :) We spoke at the light and he gave me the "go ahead" to get that bastard!! Yes!!! He turned right to go the swap!
The bummer was is that all my competition, all my normal 6AM competition, was freakin' there! Guys from L.A. even! I got there at 8:45, I was #26! My heart dropped. I could feel that sausage mcmuffin knotting up inside! I got that bastard!

Today I scored a great velvet painting. No boobs, but that is O.K.! Normally the velvets I find are usually the island/palm tree/ water boat scene.
I found a LaVisse, "The Adze Man" as it is called.

Very happy!
TS

I was wondering if anyone got that Suffering Bastard. Congrats Eric!
H

G

Very rare exotica:
Martin Denny 33 1/3 Jukebox EPs
N''

I dropped by Oceanic Arts this afternoon to snap a pic of the Moai that oversees their parking lot. As I was leaving this gentleman named Ron swung in and showed Leroy a carved canoe with 3 figures in it. It was pretty cool and Ron was asking Leroy what Leroy thought he (Ron) should ask for it. Ron said he snagged it at a thrift store. Ron was also trying to ascertain the type of wood and origin of the piece. Ron is a former Surfboard craftsman and is now in the swimming pool business. He is not a tikiphile and I'm certain he's gonna sell this piece. Btw, imho, the piece looks Balinese and appeared to be made of resin. I quickly left as I was broke having just bought one of Swanky's Mai Kai mystery bowls. Nice job Swank, it's a beautiful work of art.

That's Ron holding his "find in both pix.
N''

Sitting around enjoying a "red nose zebra" (rum, lime and lemon juice; agave nectar, and strawberry puree ) and my wife's company and she suddenly remembered a gift that was hiding behind our tree-she'd forgotten to give me on Christmas morning.
It was a Bosko mug (limited run of 30) and I was stoked to get it. thanks to my wife and thanks to Bosko and his unbelievable talents.
Cheers


[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-12-29 09:52 ]
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No date on this one,
but the drinks are a bit more expensive than the ones in the brown menu
I saw listed in the AKU-AKU post under GENERAL TIKI.
I didn't see anything for the Las Vegas AKU-AKU under location tiki.
H

Found this one yesterday, nothing amazing but I've never seen one of these in the wild and I didn't have one yet, so Im pretty stoked about him!

[ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2013-01-02 20:17 ]
M

On 2013-01-02 20:17, hala_kahiki wrote:
Found this one yesterday, nothing amazing but I've never seen one of these in the wild and I didn't have one yet, so Im pretty stoked about him!

[ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2013-01-02 20:17 ]

I have one of these in brown. It came with a drink at the Disney World Adventurers Club. I used to think it was unique to Disney until I found out that other bars used this same mug. Nice find!
N''

I picked a a pair of medium brown ones last year in Poughkeepsie marked "Jeckyll and Hyde Club, NYC". I also have one with no markings.
Congrat's Hala_K!
E

really happy to get these.... bigger one is approx 13 1/2 inches tall and the shorter one is about 9 inches tall. These pics don't do them justice....

back side of smaller one..
H

Estate sale
2.00
Now I have to find my slide scanner and hope I found some good photos...

I'll let you know

Jon

UPDATE:
I can't find my slide scanner......I'll have to pick one up.

I did see a couple slides of what I think is a huge marlin they caught,
a submarine, sunsets and flowers...but I need the scanner (old man eyes)
No Tikis or luau photos. BUMMER...

Found these 2 cool postcards today also...

last but not least...

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2013-01-05 20:42 ]
H

Slide scanner is MIA
Found a slide projector
So I just took a pictures of a few of the slides I found

And lastly, giving credit where credit is due...
The people who took the photos in 1982..
N''

Very nice H10, someone's sweet memories.
Mahalo
BB

Been awhile since I've found anything worth mentioning. I found this three sided lamp today. It's 8 1/2 inches tall without the shade. I'd like to think it was used in a tiki establishment, but no markings on it.

Mmmmm... but I see it is likely from Oceanic Arts. I'm gonna hafta make a little tapa shade to go one the glass one.

[ Edited by: Bongo Bungalow 2013-01-08 12:38 ]
PR

Aloha Bongo,

On 2013-01-08 11:15, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
I'd like to think it was used in a tiki establishment, but no markings on it.

Nice score! I think it might have been used at the Sheraton Waikiki Kon-Tiki room. If you go about 134 pages in Waikiki Tiki, there's a candleholder made out of the same material. mine has no markings either. I think House of Ku has one too.

P.S. See the moai?

Waikiki Tiki; Art, History, and Photographs.
Available now from Bess Press Hawaii.

[ Edited by: phillip roberts 2013-01-08 18:35 ]
J

Edit - Ooops, actually this may not belong here. I didn't want to start a new thread in "Other Crafts" and there was no generic thread. :(

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2013-01-11 05:46 ]
CM

You can always look to "Beyond Tiki Finds"...
BPB

Working late into the morning, rainy weather, cold and laziness kept me away from my usual swap meet routine for a few weeks. I only managed to find a couple trivial items. I found a few things this week, which are pictured here with the last couple weeks stuff as well:

Cool old ass wood tiki lamp. Still works but no shade. Anyone recognize it or know where it's from?


A pair of Samoan storyboards

Fair sized Hawaiian tiki. Looks faded. Needs some beeswax to make it pop a bit. Where the hell ddid I leave my beeswax?

A mini profile of a Soloman Islands canoe prow:

5 Matchbooks:

PMP, Daga, 2 Tiki Farm, and DTBC barrel mug:

The Don's mug is marked with the "Don's Island States of America" abbreviation and the date "1947". Probably one of the oldest and rarest Don's cryptomug items out there. Or it was made in In-DONISiA in 1997 or 99?

Bunch of common mugs:


Sam's wooden Ku mug:


Nice quality early 60's art book from New Zealand from a guy who flew around and painted Pacific locales.


Tahiti section has the Licker tiki rendered:

Each page has a black and white sketch printed on thick stock acid free paper, opposite a single sided off sized trimmed color print on glossy heavy stock:


Tiki highlights:
PNG

Maori New Zealand

There's a lot on Hawaii, Asia, Mexico, and a few other island spots as well.

Buzzy Out!
T

Carved crocodile candle holder with Hawaii etched into the side. I Googled Vagabond Trader and the address and the building doesn't seem to exist anymore. Google street view showed a newish looking building.


Palau storyboard.

Paint by number pictures with vintage ceramic hula doll and hieroglyph ashtray.
S

I collect paint by numbers and have never seen the one above the pair.

Really love the colors.
T

On 2013-01-13 18:17, SandraDee wrote:
I collect paint by numbers and have never seen the one above the pair.

Really love the colors.

Cool! I collect the tropical themed paint by numbers and have 7 others. I had never seen the one with the waterfall either, but it is one. It's supposed to be from an estate sale. It's not on the Paint By Number website either.
http://www.paintbynumbermuseum.com/lobby

It's a new kit. You can buy it here for $17.49.
http://www.hobbymasters.com/dimensionsmoonlitparadisepaintbynumberkit.aspx

-Lori

[ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2013-01-13 19:01 ]
S

Oh, great! I will be buying that for sure -thanks for the link :)

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