Tiki Finds

Wow
Paipo not sure what you are thinking making up things that I supposedly sent you but hey if you are that desperate for attention then more power to you.

Please note ....I don't even know where paipo came up with the above post as I have yet to ever PM her...um...him.

Anyways seems like people on TC are pretty out of their minds these days.....good luck
Paipo on whatever reason you are posting what you are posting as I am not sure of the reason.....

On 2010-10-29 22:19, leleliz wrote:
Wow
Paipo not sure what you are thinking making up things that I supposedly sent you but hey if you are that desperate for attention then more power to you.

Please note ....I don't even know where paipo came up with the above post as I have yet to ever PM her...um...him.

Anyways seems like people on TC are pretty out of their minds these days.....good luck
Paipo on whatever reason you are posting what you are posting as I am not sure of the reason.....

Screencap from my PM inbox...unfortunately TC's size and format limits have made it hard to read, so anyone who actually gives a shit can check out a full-size .png file here:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3783/lizg.png

I guess you'd better PM Hanford and tell him someone has stolen your password or hacked your account at 12:16. I had already brought it to his attention earlier anyway, so I guess he can decide if I am making this all up - the PM is still sitting in my inbox now.

From this point on, I am not going respond to you anymore in this thread or via PM as it has just gotten too weird for me. I already regret bringing it up at all, but let's face it - if we all sit idly by while good threads get shit on, TC wouldn't be worth visiting anymore. I also think when someone sends me an abusive message responding to something I have posted publicly (where I am prepared to stand by my opinion), the response should also be public. Moderation seems almost non-existent around here at present and it's a crying shame to see the amount of insults and abuse that have been flying around unchecked. Some people take this stuff way too seriously.
-Rhys

pre-post edit: please STOP PMing me. I am really not interested in anything more you have to say on this matter.

Don't worry man, just ignore the people that rub you the wrong way, it's all like high school clicks sometimes.

Anyway some Tiki finds I made yesterday. The 1963 Trader Vic's bowl is kinda neat.

Paul

Nice salt and pepper set.

Thanks Ernie,

They were on the fourth shelf down of a collectors case in an antique mall stuffed with S&P's. They were also turned around backward, all for $2. They hate Tiki in the south, they're evil! LOL

Paul

[ Edited by: blacklagoon 2010-10-30 13:49 ]

Thanks Paul...believe me, I'm done with it. It's nothing but cool stuff from here on in.

I spent some time working on this post last night but TC went down just before I could pull the trigger. Let's try again....

Take 2 -
Here is some stuff I picked up some time ago but never got around to posting. This is the leftover stock from a souvenir business that closed down in Auckland...6 original carved wood masters and about 70 resins. The company was called "Bird Hill".

Here are the masters - I have no way to be sure these were all carved by the same artist, but it is very much in the institutional/Rotorua style according to my local whakairo expert. The guy who sold me the pieces had little to offer on their history. I also asked about the molds, but they had perished so he threw them all out.

Little ashtray:

Big ashtray:

Tekoteko...this is the only one that is signed - it has a little "jesus fish" on the base >

It is very tempting to remove him from his slab, but I kind of like the detritus of all the molds that have been taken from the carving.

Big Tuatara

About 12" long. See that pencil writing on the base board that says "Reduce to 220mm"?....

Little Tuatara...220mm long, and a pretty good replica of his big brother:

Last, but certainly not least - a Hei Tiki. The taratara a kae surface notching on this lil fella is mindblowingly tiny. I will probably take a mold from this at some point because I'd love to see one of these finished with paua eyes.

I have since disposed of many of the extras, and some have made their way to interesting locations:

I'd be keen to see examples of the resins I don't have (two ashtrays, hei tiki and lil tuatara) if anyone has found them in the wild....or any other "Bird Hill" products that are out there. I don't have any individual pics of the resins in the group and they are packed away right now, but if I dig them out I'll post 'em up.

I also have much more to share on the velvet I posted, but that will have to wait until I can access a scanner - I dropped my last one a couple of months ago. :(

Man those original carvings are awesome!

If you have extras of the tekoteko, I'd love to get one.

Paul

On 2010-10-26 03:41, tedtiki wrote:
Some finds on our recent trip through Tennessee.

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Great finds ! If you dont mind answering where did you get the Don mugs? Been on the lookout for a friend so seeing these gives me hope of finding one. Antique store?Thrift?

Regardless great stuff!

That is some great BIG items. Could totally make a room just from the demanding sizes and quality.

kustomkulture73 you're killing me. Did you find all of that stuff recently? That seahorse lamp is killer!

On 2010-10-30 14:10, Paipo wrote:
Tekoteko...this is the only one that is signed - it has a little "jesus fish" on the base >

It is very tempting to remove him from his slab, but I kind of like the detritus of all the molds that have been taken from the carving.

Hey Paipo, I have one of its children!

He looks like he's based on a Tene Waitere carving maybe?

It's a small world after all! :) Well, these were made to leave your country as mementos, so it fulfilled its purpose.

On 2010-10-31 16:50, Big Kahuna wrote:
kustomkulture73 you're killing me. Did you find all of that stuff recently? That seahorse lamp is killer!

hey big kahuna,here are a couple more things i have around the house.i found the seahorse lamp at a junk shop in methuen along with 13 small bamboo light fixtures.i have been on the lookout for quite a few years.there is a old giant maori tiki in western mass for sale.it is about 8' tall and very detailed.the guy wants a astronomical amount though.

On 2010-10-31 01:23, leleliz wrote:

On 2010-10-26 03:41, tedtiki wrote:
Some finds on our recent trip through Tennessee.

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Great finds ! If you dont mind answering where did you get the Don mugs? Been on the lookout for a friend so seeing these gives me hope of finding one. Antique store?Thrift?

Regardless great stuff!

Found them in an antique store a little off the beaten path.

I found an interesting carving at an Estate sale on Saturday:

I'm not sure of provenance; I'm thinking it's related to or copied from the carvings that used to hang between the bathrooms at the Bali Hai, but I don't know where those carvings came from (PNG?), and I never took a picture of them to compare this against.

On 2010-10-31 17:16, bigbrotiki wrote:

Hey Paipo, I have one of its children!

He looks like he's based on a Tene Waitere carving maybe?

That's a bit more naturalistic than my gold versions:

Very cool Sven - I thought someone here was bound to have one of these!

I had to look Tene Waitere up - I just bought the "Maori Wood Sculpture" book with his famous piece on the cover last week (finally) - but I wasn't familiar with his name and work. Is there an old piece you've seen that is close to this? This style to me is very commercial and late 20th century, much like what happened with Hawaiian art and the Coco Joe's pieces, where tradition was tweaked to accommodate the expectations of the tourist market.

Paul - if you can live with the tacky gold paint job, I probably have 1 or 2 of these left in the box. I'll get it down soon and let you know.

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[ Edited by: Paipo 2010-11-01 13:22 ]

Huke Lau Mug Chicopee

Taller Trader Vic's Salt N Pepper and Beachbum Burts glass

Paipo, I would love some ugly gold versions and would take both, I have an idea for these guys.

Paul

Yes, do not dismiss the power of THE GOLDEN TIKI! :wink:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=33775&forum=2

On 2010-11-01 13:20, Paipo wrote:
Very cool Sven - I thought someone here was bound to have one of these!
I had to look Tene Waitere up - I just bought the "Maori Wood Sculpture" book with his famous piece on the cover last week (finally) - but I wasn't familiar with his name and work. Is there an old piece you've seen that is close to this?

I have been a fan of Tene ever since I found out that he carved RAURU, the amazing Maori Haus I know since my schooldays from visiting it at the Hamburg Anthropology Museum. Here it is still in situ in Rotorua:

Here he is carving on the cover of the best book about him and his tribe:

Above on the left you can see a post with Tikis similar to the one we have. Below he is working with another carver on Rauru:

...and the two entrance posts in the background show similar Tikis.

If you feel rich, the other book to get about Tene's work is this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Rauru-Waitere-Carving-Colonial-History/dp/1877372617/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288727687&sr=1-10

He fascinates me because his work bridges the gap between native tradition and Western influence, altering it forever.

...one day I will stay at the Spa Hotel in Taupo! :)

Found this at a flea market in Zurich last Saturday,

well, the music on the record is sung by a Chilean girls choir...
but the record sleeve is nice :)

Mahalo,
HT

Because,I do not know.And Iam hoping someone here does.
I am posting this in Tiki Finds,and Beyond Tiki Finds.

African - Ivory Coast hornbill figure?

Link added:
google images

[ Edited by: Paipo 2010-11-05 12:34 ]

On 2010-11-05 12:25, Paipo wrote:
African - Ivory Coast hornbill figure?

Link added:
google images

[ Edited by: Paipo 2010-11-05 12:34 ]

t
Thank you, Very Much.

I think it's Witco.:)

Thanks Tedtiki--great score again with the DTB mugs :)

Didn't have any of these...

Didn't own it , bought it for far less than it sold for originally and found it second hand :

[ Edited by: leleliz 2010-11-05 17:31 ]

On 2010-11-01 13:20, Paipo wrote:

On 2010-10-31 17:16, bigbrotiki wrote:

I knew I saw that one recently. took me a few days, but I found where I saw it.
Here it is on ebay in black

Buzzy Out!

Liz - Great find on that copy of the BOT!

On 2010-11-05 18:09, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
Liz - Great find on that copy of the BOT!

Thank you Sabu!

Thanks Sven and Buzzy...now I know there are brown and black variants, I'm very tempted to try and find examples to complete the set. (A+ to that ebay seller for the sales pitch too...pretty good effort for a $7.95 resin!)

Sven, you're on the money as usual...those post figures are a very close match and it looks entirely possible to me that Tene may have created that particular style of tekoteko. They still make them in Rotorua today so his influence has been far-reaching. Rauru and Carved Histories have been added to the wishlist too - it's very hard to buy all the great books on Maori art published in NZ as there are so damn many of 'em!

Scrawled on the back: "MARSHALL BRought BACK FROM TIWIN 1978 when in NAVY" I suppose that's Taiwan? The carving is 21 inches tall. I don't know enough about woods to know kind its carved from.

I never get to post in this thread as Tiki finds here in Australia are very rare indeed. Even this wasn't found by myself, but given to me as a gift from a friend on his return from a recent trip to Fiji.

Hey Dude ^ nice TIKI ^

Beleive me when i say there are tikis everywhere, not so much mugs ect but coco joes and carved souvenirs abound, start getting up real early and heading to trash and treasures ( Camberwell rocks ) , also opshops little churchy ones not the bigger st vinnies or Goodwills , make friends with dealers and workers let them know what you like but never tell them more than you need too,the secret is the early bird catches the worm.. I start at 4.30 am most sundays..( i am still pissed half the time O_O)
CheersNBeers D.

Hey beerminda,

Dont worry, I hear ya. I cant walk past an op-shop without having a look hoping to find something. Unfortunately all I ever come across is New Zealand Maori pieces which I must say i'm not a huge fan of. I've honestly only found 2 Coco Joe's pieces, 3 wooden carvings and 1 mug, although when I was up in Sydney a few months back I found 5 wooden mugs and have also had a friend give me a wooden mug and another friend found a ceramic one for me at Camberwell market. (4.30 is too early for me. I'm usually just going to bed) :)

Found a set of 4 Harvey bucket mugs, 3 in good condition one in poor, for $18. No pic, because I imagine everyone knows what they look like.

On 2010-11-09 08:38, Tiki-Atari wrote:
Found a set of 4 Harvey bucket mugs, 3 in good condition one in poor, for $18. No pic, because I imagine everyone knows what they look like.

Years ago, my very first tiki purchase was four Harvey bucket mugs. :)

Two recent finds, both of which cost $3 at local charity stores...

A carving from Vanuatu, approximately 11 inches tall:

And a wooden Kanak hut from New Caledonia:

It is looking worse for wear, so I am thinking of applying some wood filler and timber stain to it.

CN

No,no,no,no,no! on the wood filler, that's your authentic cracks, that's patination.

Patina is everything that happens to an object over the course of time. The nick in the leg of a table, a scratch on a table top, the loss of moisture in the paint, the crackling of a finish or a glaze in ceramics, the gentle wear patterns on the edge of a plate. All these things add up to create a softer look, subtle color changes, a character. Patina is built from all the effects, natural and man-made, that create a true antique.
—Israel Sack

Just grabbed our first Orchids of Hawaii lamp off Craigslist yesterday. I never knew how heavy these guys are.....

Follow the adventure: Northcrest MCM

[ Edited by: tikisobayli 2010-11-11 08:43 ]

Nice score!

On 2010-11-11 04:10, atomictonytiki wrote:
No,no,no,no,no! on the wood filler, that's your authentic cracks, that's patination.

Patina is everything that happens to an object over the course of time. The nick in the leg of a table, a scratch on a table top, the loss of moisture in the paint, the crackling of a finish or a glaze in ceramics, the gentle wear patterns on the edge of a plate. All these things add up to create a softer look, subtle color changes, a character. Patina is built from all the effects, natural and man-made, that create a true antique.
—Israel Sack

OK atomictonytiki, I promise to leave it alone.

CN

Hurrah! :)

On 2010-01-19 16:29, Dustycajun wrote:
I just got these three Orchids of Hawaii orange Hula Girl mugs. The unusual part is that they have raised lettering for Knobby's Mai Tai on the back. Anybody ever heard of this place or seen these before?

DC

I have had one in my collection for several years. I got it off of e-bay and have always wondered where this place was.

On 2010-11-11 08:42, tikisobayli wrote:
Just grabbed our first Orchids of Hawaii lamp off Craigslist yesterday. I never knew how heavy these guys are.....

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Follow the adventure: Northcrest MCM

[ Edited by: tikisobayli 2010-11-11 08:43 ]

Killer lamp !

On 2010-11-15 17:09, rugbymatt wrote:

On 2010-01-19 16:29, Dustycajun wrote:
I just got these three Orchids of Hawaii orange Hula Girl mugs. The unusual part is that they have raised lettering for Knobby's Mai Tai on the back. Anybody ever heard of this place or seen these before?

DC

I have had one in my collection for several years. I got it off of e-bay and have always wondered where this place was.

Knobby's Mai Tai was a Polynesian restaurant in Indianapolis owned by William Knoll. Here's a link to his obituary:

http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=113199

Three from Goodwill yesterday; two Orchids R-71, but the short Kon Tiki is new to me.

Can't believe that i've been able to add to this tread twice in about a week. Found this today at an op-shop (Goodwill). Had $15aus on it, which although I felt was a bit much I still would have paid as I very, very rarely find stuff, but asked if they could do any better and they knocked it down to $10. Score.

There's no markings on it but i'm guessing it's from Tonga. Does that sound right?

Nice one Swizzle! How tall is it?