Tiki Finds

...and PLEASE don't replace that base! That base is what proves this piece is an original, rare artifact. Why make it look like a new repro thing?

Tattoo,

Great score on the lamp, I agree with Bigbro on the original base - don't TOUCH IT!

Here is a close-up of the lamps on the tables from the postcard I have from the Tahitian.

DC

Super score on that lamp...keep it original you lucky dog!

Today finds...

Matchbooks from The Kona Inn/Voyager Restaurant, Kona Kai Club, Coral Reef St. Petersburg FL, Bali Hai San Diego, Coral Reef Sacramento and Albert's Tiki Village Sacramento.

Placemats made by Quon Quon (I have some matching napkins somewhers) and a TV paddle swizzle.

A dozen greenware stackable tiki mugs.

An other greenware tiki mug (owner has the molds and is looking for them for me).

Larger ceramic tiki.

Photo and weapon from South Pacific Island?

Later,

PTD

Lexington Kentucky Rocks!

I found a duplicates of almost all the mugs posted and I found twenty all together. I only posted one and the singles, but what a great haul! All twenty and a Tapa cloth Hawaiian shirt for $40.

Paul

[ Edited by: blacklagoon 2011-07-15 15:06 ]

PTD, those are New Caledonian Kanak warriors and their Bird Head club:

http://eriksedge.com/product.php?id=171&title=New_Caledonia_Club

A friendly people - just don't piss them off!

And those mugs and molds are Duncan molds, of which Sabu found these ads a while back:

You can keep them in the classic shade of Tiki--- Brown!

...or follow THESE happy, oh so "colorful" paint suggestions!:

Ho boy, what a riot! SOME fun, eh?

Psycho D, they had birdhead clubs at the Santa Ana Bower's museum PNG exhibit. I'm pretty sure I have a pic of the exhibit card but I'm out of town, I'll send you that info later.

I found a cool new Tiki artist, great paintings located here at http://www.TikiHula.com

On 2011-07-15 15:05, blacklagoon wrote:
Lexington Kentucky Rocks!

I found a duplicates of almost all the mugs posted and I found twenty all together. I only posted one and the singles, but what a great haul! All twenty and a Tapa cloth Hawaiian shirt for $40.

Paul

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[ Edited by: blacklagoon 2011-07-15 15:06 ]

Paul,

Where is the item second from the left from?

PTD

On 2011-07-15 15:20, bigbrotiki wrote:
PTD, those are New Caledonian Kanak warriors and their Bird Head club:

http://eriksedge.com/product.php?id=171&title=New_Caledonia_Club

A friendly people - just don't piss them off!

And those mugs and molds are Duncan molds, of which Sabu found these ads a while back:

You can keep them in the classic shade of Tiki--- Brown!

...or follow THESE happy, oh so "colorful" paint suggestions!:

Ho boy, what a riot! SOME fun, eh?

Thanks Bigbro,

So I went to an estate sale today and found all these things there. I arrived about an hour after the sale started and to my chagrin the was an entire set of rattan 60's furniture that had been sold. Lots of cool Mid Century items and I also missed out on the tiki mugs that were out for sale, no telling what they were.

The mother had a kiln and a huge variety of Duncan molds. The kiln had been sold, but I asked about the molds, ergo the greenware I purchased. The son was selling all of his mom and dad's stuff off. After digging around for awhile, he was unable to locate the molds, but is going to continue looking for me

The dad was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII, so that is where the club came from, according to the son and daugther in law, they mentioned New Calendonia, but I wasn't sure, so thanks for the confirmation!

All in all, the purchase was a whopping $17.00 (the club with the picture taped to it was $7.00). Not all of them are this low, but it evens out in the end!

PTD

Says "Imported by Trader Vic's" on the bottom.

Paul

Photo and weapon from South Pacific Island?

Later,

PTD

...are you sure that's not a primitive marital aid ???

On 2011-07-15 16:08, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
The mother had a kiln and a huge variety of Duncan molds. The kiln had been sold, but I asked about the molds, ergo the greenware I purchased. The son was selling all of his mom and dad's stuff off. After digging around for awhile, he was unable to locate the molds, but is going to continue looking for me

The dad was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII, so that is where the club came from, according to the son and daugther in law, they mentioned New Calendonia, but I wasn't sure, so thanks for the confirmation!

All in all, the purchase was a whopping $17.00 (the club with the picture taped to it was $7.00). Not all of them are this low, but it evens out in the end!

PTD

Wow PTD, you are the king of field collecting! You make me feel like the old days of urban beachcombing are still here!
And just to clarify, in an earlier post somewhere I was referring to "collectors" meaning people that could collect whatever, buying any new mug however boring and un-original it is, and not really knowing or caring about the context and origin of Tiki culture. You, Sir, in contrast are a true urban archeologist!

What gets me sometimes is that folks sell their parents' keepsakes, like this club.
And what a coincidence that Blacklagoon had one of those Duncan stackers in his lot right after your find. I wish you good luck on those molds surfacing!

Some new finds!

Treasure Craft Salt & Pepper shakers #1

Salt & Pepper shakers #2 (don't know where these are from)

A new mug (also not sure) Treasure Craft Tiki!!

I will make any further postings with smaller photos. As these seem a tad large to me now :)

"I've been ionized, but I'm okay now." - B. Banzai

“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” Martin Mull

"Rum is not drinking, it's surviving" Robert Shaw THE DEEP

[ Edited by: ErkNoLikeFire 2011-07-15 23:51 ]

Nice Finds!
Those S&P's are from La Mariana Sailing Club on Oahu..

On 2011-07-15 15:37, MadDogMike wrote:
Psycho D, they had birdhead clubs at the Santa Ana Bower's museum PNG exhibit. I'm pretty sure I have a pic of the exhibit card but I'm out of town, I'll send you that info later.

(NOTE - I posted the wrong card! The correct info is a couple of posts down :blush: )

The exhibit card read: "War Clubs were very common on the islands that made up Melanesia including Vanatu and Papua New Guinea. Primarily used in combat during tribal conflicts, the use of heavy wood and often stone attached to the end made these clubs highly effective. The war clubs were sometimes used in an agricultural role. And in additions symbolic war clubs were sometimes created for the sole purpose of being placed beside a deceased warrior as they prepared for the journey into the underworld."

The card did not specifically mention the bird head shape but all the clubs on display were of that design.

Hey look, mister. We serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere". Is that clear?

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-07-17 15:26 ]

On 2011-07-16 00:57, Beachbumz wrote:
Nice Finds!
Those S&P's are from La Mariana Sailing Club on Oahu..

Sweeeeet, thanks for the info!

Nice find on the La Mariana s&p Erk. I passed those up last weekend because I was unsure what they were. I am glad to see that you were able to get them. A great find.

[ Edited by: uncle trav 2011-07-17 05:52 ]

Thank you MadDogMike for the pictures and information, it always is helpful to the proper name and locale to an item.

Today's finds...

Kane figurine playing guitar made by Ucagco China Japan.

Aku Aku Las Vegas Moai mug.

Framed vintage tapa cloth.

Later,

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2011-07-17 11:42 ]

:lol: THAT WAS THE WRONG EXIBIT CARD! Fat lot of good I am! :lol:

Here's the real one: "Ceremonial Clubs (Go Porowa Ra Maru) 19th - 20th Century New Caledonia, Melanesia These clubs are shaped in the form of the head of a stylized bird. Used by chiefs, these clubs were the symbols of prestige, rank and wealth that were sometimes ritually exchanged. Because the clubs terminate in a fragile point it is most likely that they were used ceremonially, as objects of display, rather than in war"

Sven was right, of course, about them being used by the Kanak people. Here is a link that suggest they may actually be in the shape of a turtle head instead of a bird

Hey look, mister. We serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere". Is that clear?

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-07-17 15:24 ]

:o Not sure if this one actually counts, but I did find in sitting in the drive way when I arrived home on Saturday after going yard sailing!

My husband had our friend Mark Brandhofer carve it as a surprise for me. I love it.

And now it's sitting in its new location outside Paka's Tiki Lounge!

Mark needs to get on TC and show his carving capibilities also.. And at the same time learn all the trick of the trade talking to all the great carvers here. He's done some really great tiki's and had a booth at Ohana this year. So if you're in the tristate area and looking for a carver, check him out on facebook.. His motto is "let's talk". :)

My buddy found this for .25 at a thrift store today

Peach Boy!

Stuff like this boggles my mind. All of the time & effort I spend scouring New England for stuff & something I've never seen before shows up 3000 miles away!

On 2011-07-18 09:49, TikiPug wrote:
My buddy found this for .25 at a thrift store today

On 2011-07-18 15:26, Big Kahuna wrote:
Stuff like this boggles my mind. All of the time & effort I spend scouring New England for stuff & something I've never seen before shows up 3000 miles away!

I don't know if this is going to make you feel better or worse, but my friend found it in Framingham. He lives near there.

Want to thank everyone for the kind words regarding the Pink Tahitian lamp and especially Big Bro for, as usual, digging up the brilliant and bizarre Tropicana Lanes connection. Where would we be without you Sven... A couple more odds and ends which I keep forgetting to post. A Skipper Kent cardboard Tea box with pretty cool graphics, a 7 Seas bar napkin, and a Ray Haller's 7 Seas matchbook.

I agree this guy has great work, and I would have to say he might be a big seller soon people!!!
I've bought a few of his pieces and absolutely love them, and he should be on here in full force promoting his work. I'm helping him.

His site is Tikihula.com

On 2011-07-15 15:43, TikiGuyX wrote:
I found a cool new Tiki artist, great paintings located here at http://www.TikiHula.com

I'm posting about a new Tiki artist who has amazing work to add, and I thought you all would want to see it http://www.TikiHula.com. I know you guys like what your used to, but this new artist is really up and coming so please support him, I've bought a few pieces and they are just amazing brilliant, and never have seen another artist who does this type of art. I'm trying to help him, but I know he will be doing a lot of shows in California promoting his work. And I know he will be amazing!!!

http://www.TikiHula.com

[ Edited by: TikiGreen 2011-07-20 17:32 ]

Worse!

On 2011-07-18 15:58, TikiPug wrote:

On 2011-07-18 15:26, Big Kahuna wrote:
Stuff like this boggles my mind. All of the time & effort I spend scouring New England for stuff & something I've never seen before shows up 3000 miles away!

I don't know if this is going to make you feel better or worse, but my friend found it in Framingham. He lives near there.

Oh man! I've played at the restaurant that the Tiki Hut became every Friday night for the last 8 years. I had no idea they had signature mugs there.

I don't often add stuff to this thread, but I thought this was too cool to not share.

Tiki Ti 35th Anniversary patch.

I assume it was intended for the back of a jacket, like I've seen other Tiki Ti patches. Measures about 11" x 11" and is in mint, unused condition. Found it in a big pile of patches at the Long Beach Swap Meet for $1.00.

Cool find! This completes the Tiki Ti Anniversary jacket gallery:

25 Years, directly stitched on a black satin jacket (Thanks, Amy!):

I like the green lime detail. The years are stitched on the right sleeve.

35 Years, see above

45 Years (if I remember correctly):
An intricate patch designed by Miles Thompson. I've been wearing these my colors all over the world:

...and this I just picked up yesterday, the new 50 YEARS!:

Back to the classic logo Tiki design, a patch on a black, durable Dickies jacket. This will outlive me! (especially if I keep it up drinking four potions in one sitting, like I did last night :) )

Hi Mug Collectors

I just posted a Ren Clarks Polynesian Village mug on Ebay in
order to finance a trip to Tiki Oasis this summer. Check it out--
it's a black one which is unusual.
Cap'n Cook

You might want to post a link to the auction in the Tiki Marketplace folder.

Bear

On 2011-07-18 15:26, Big Kahuna wrote:
Stuff like this boggles my mind. All of the time & effort I spend scouring New England for stuff & something I've never seen before shows up 3000 miles away!

On 2011-07-18 09:49, TikiPug wrote:
My buddy found this for .25 at a thrift store today

You want? I got!!!!!

I had a big day today:

I found these three fern wood tikis at an estate sale... they were downstairs in a cool nautical rumpus room.

I also got this black velvet painting:

...and these three yachting flags:

Stoked!

-Trad'r Bill

On 2011-07-21 21:15, Trad'r Bill wrote:
I had a big day today:

I found these three fern wood tikis at an estate sale... they were downstairs in a cool nautical rumpus room.

-Trad'r Bill

Hey Bill, Did you pay $75 each for those tikis?

Thrifting finds in the last couple of days

Not really tiki, but does anybody know anything about the two mugs from the Timberwolf Lounge at Harvey's Lake Tahoe?

Vegas BABY!

[ Edited by: TikiPug 2011-07-22 07:11 ]

Keep the fernwood tikis INSIDE, otherwise the elements will send them to hell rather quickly. Nice find.

Wow! Those must be the "mintiest" fern wood Tikis I have ever laid eyes on! Keep that dog away from them. And yes, keep'em inside - best in climate controlled glass display cases! And no flash photography! :D

Thanks Grog - I have them inside now... they are definitely fragile... they lose fibers even when you gingerly handle them... I guess that's why we don't see too many of these around anymore. They look to be completely in-tact, so the previous owner must have taken care.

Not sure if anyone noticed, but the one on the left is anatomically correct... heheh

-Trad'r Bill

[ Edited by: Trad'r Bill 2012-03-08 11:17 ]

It's hanging down to his knees. Maybe it's anatomically correct for Crazy Al, but not so sure about the rest of the world.

On 2011-07-22 07:11, TikiPug wrote:
Not really tiki, but does anybody know anything about the two mugs from the Timberwolf Lounge at Harvey's Lake Tahoe?

Tiki Pug,

According to a "Old Timey Lake Tahoe" co-worker of mine Harvey's Inn was also owned by Harvey Gross like Harvey's Wagon Wheel Hotel and Casino. It's now the Lakeside Inn.

Are those OMC mugs?

Are these "uncarved Tiki" mugs? :)

lol - good one Sven :)

Trad'r Bill,

Nice find on the tikis, they look to be in amazing condition. Nice to get a trio like that as well.

I especially like your velvet painting, I seem to remember having a postcard around similar to the artwork in the painting.

Could you take a couple of shots (full on and one with the signature) and post it over in the velvet thread?

Question, was the estate sale in Tiburon?

Thanks,

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2011-07-22 15:43 ]

Hey PTD -

Thanks for the props... - sure, I'll take some more pictures of my velvet and update the other thread... you're right about that estate sale being in Tiburon. I knew you saw that :) I half expected to see you there :D Being in Marin County, I was really hoping I'd find some Barney West Tikis, but I'm definitely not complaining.

-Trad'r Bill

Picked up this at a local shop. It's about 18" tall and from the seventies and it's a chalkware piece.. Still nice! :)