Tiki Finds

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! Nice find. Kahiki highball glass drink sleeves or holders. And very hard to find indeed. I can only hope to find one in the wild one of these days.

On 2012-02-10 12:36, uncle trav wrote:
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! Nice find. Kahiki highball glass drink sleeves or holders. And very hard to find indeed. I can only hope to find one in the wild one of these days.

I thought there may have been a Kahiki conection.
Thank you very much
TD

here is a closeup of the postcard

these came from an estate sale where the tropical basement was really dated.
everthing was 'old school' tropical decor,sea shells,palm prongs,fake palm trees.
so I'm thinking
"are these the originals?or the reproductions that find on 'ooga moga'?"

"Pets are welcome,Children 'MUST' be on leash" TD

[ Edited by: TIKI DAVID 2012-02-10 12:59 ]

Found a couple of Islander Westport Washington mugs that have a Treasure Craft quality and a made in Japan sticker on the bottom.

:music: How'd you get so funky (Funky Tut)
Did you do the monkey
(Born in Arizona)
(Moved to Babylonia, King Tut) :music: :)

OR, "Walk like an Egyptian.."

"He gave his life for tourism..."

Found my first pair of these Kon-Tiki, Otagiri S&P shakers. I think the mug is a home craft. It is similar in style to the white S&P's I found quite awhile back.

Coupla recent finds

oh, yeah and this:

Great find Pauly!

I recently found a Terra Ceramics petroglyph mug for the (Kailua?) Kona Hilton. It's a variant of the color scheme I've seen.

Does the scratched out word look like KAILUA?

Erik the Red

Got Greyhounds? Viva Kate!

[ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2012-02-15 20:10 ]

Found this tourist "fertility" piece. (That means there's some anatomically correctness going on.) Anyway, it's carved wood, is about 12 inches tall, has a little tiki guy on top and should make for a good spikey thingy to hold notes on my desk. I'm wondering where this little hut came from.

Nuttin' "fertility" related here, Bongo - you just got a dirty mind ! :D

I would love to have this in my model A-frame/hut collection, it's a souvenir from New Caledonia, depicting a chief's hut:

Two types of carvings from these structures made it into Polynesian pop: The roof finial...

...made it into the famous Montreal Kon Tiki rendering:

(...but not onto the actual building):

And the door guardians....

Were used in many Trader Vic's restaurants:

Find the roof finial in this line up! :

Well, whatdaya know? Thanks Bigbro!

h2mTLT20

Hey Guys,
This is my first post and not sure if I'm doing it right? I was just trying to find out some info on a carved bamboo tiki mug that I have my heart set on...hopefully the pic works!

I went to the Mai Kai tonight for my 25th birthday and bought this in the gift shop!! I'm in love with it...the woman in the shop told me it was Doug Horne, I couldn't find a name/signature/number on it anywhere, so I'm not really sure..either way it didn't matter, I had to have it!

On 2012-02-17 23:11, hala_kahiki wrote:
I went to the Mai Kai tonight for my 25th birthday and bought this in the gift shop!! I'm in love with it...the woman in the shop told me it was Doug Horne, I couldn't find a name/signature/number on it anywhere, so I'm not really sure..either way it didn't matter, I had to have it!

The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed.

On 2012-02-18 12:54, LOL Tiki wrote:
The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed.

thank you! :)

[ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2012-02-18 13:34 ]

suppose to be fertility tiki my dad bought at seattle worlds fair in 1962. can anyone give me any information about it

On 2012-02-18 13:34, hala_kahiki wrote:

On 2012-02-18 12:54, LOL Tiki wrote:
The design is by Doug Horne. I believe the piece itself is manufactured by SmokinTikis. To the best of my knowledge it's not a limited edition item so it's unlikely to be numbered or signed.

thank you! :)

[ Edited by: hala_kahiki 2012-02-18 13:34 ]

You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself.

On 2012-02-16 23:19, bigbrotiki wrote:
It's a souvenir from New Caledonia, depicting a chief's hut:

Two types of carvings from these structures made it into Polynesian pop: The roof finial...

Find the roof finial in this line up! :

Thanks for the info Bigbro. I always wondered where the figure from the Bali Hai menu came from

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=13432&forum=2&hilite=bali hai

Obviously a New Caledonian hut roof finial.

DC

On 2012-02-19 02:50, Chuck Tatum is Tiki wrote:

You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself.

Awesome! I'd love to find a second one to have a pair!

On 2012-02-19 19:30, hala_kahiki wrote:

On 2012-02-19 02:50, Chuck Tatum is Tiki wrote:

You are 100% right, Doug designed it, Smokin Tikis made it, I got two myself.

Awesome! I'd love to find a second one to have a pair!

He posts here - ping him.
smokintikis

I cannot begin to tell you how rough the past couples of months have been on me. They have taken a toll and I feel like I have lost not only a father but a fellow tiki hunter to boot. I have been finding tiki here and there but really haven't had much of a desire to post. I am trying to get my mojo back, but it is tough.

These finds were from a craigslist posting and the seller was actually someone I bought from before...

Really nicely carved wood pineapple puzzle/jewelry box.

Incredible framed watercolor Wahines signed by Marcia (Hope) Young and dated 1969.

Wood carved tiki lamp Ku design. Original shade, which I hope to recover with tapa cloth.

There has been much more, but for the most part already posted by others in this or different threads.

Later,

PTD

Sorry to hear about your loss PTD, I hope you regain your mojo because we love seeing your magnificent finds.

Sending good vibes to ya PTD! (LOVE those wahines!)

Your Dad must be looking down on you from Heaven because you still manage to find some awesome stuff--I think he is helping ya :wink:

To that I say -- ROG NO FAIR!!!!!

lots of love my friend...glad to see you are getting the tiki on

[ Edited by: SandraDee 2012-02-21 14:49 ]

Sorry to hear about your loss, friend. Something I am not looking forward to, but is inevitable as time marches on. My dad is way up there in years. Though not a Tiki co-conspirator, I am much of what he is. Keep on looking, keep on finding, and thank him.

Found my first speckled Trader Vic's fogcutter and my second Mr. Bali Hai today.

Happy hunting everyone!

Aloha! So happy to find this in Kona last week!

Happy Day!
Mangogirl

[ Edited by: mangogirl 2012-02-26 12:01 ]

[ Edited by: mangogirl 2012-02-26 12:04 ]

I finally found a Tiki Bob in the wild... two actually... and a shaker set - score!
These are the "Tiki Bob's San Francisco Sacramento" version.

• Trad'r Bill

[ Edited by: Trad'r Bill 2012-02-28 19:01 ]

C'mon...GROG made those, fer sure! :wink:

Congrats, and Cheers to Bob!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-02-29 00:26 ]

Good score, Bill. You jerk :wink:

Nice

Ahhhhhh... Twas you who snagged these before me! Congratulations!

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

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2012-02-29 19:08 ]

Been a while since I found a mug in the wild.

Felt like posting some stuff acquired lately. Nothing groundbreaking but I am at work and bored

Tiki Gardens pennant


Enchanted Tiki Room 45



It never dawned on me that Trader Vic was into Mexican cusine.

It's all good, SandraDee!

Well its no Tiki Bob trifecta!

That Trad'r Bill..I never liked him anyways :wink:

...evil laugh

new Frankie's stuff...

I am a big fan of rum barrels. Any marks on the bottom?

gabbahey

On 2012-02-28 18:59, Trad'r Bill wrote:
I finally found a Tiki Bob in the wild... two actually... and a shaker set - score!
These are the "Tiki Bob's San Francisco Sacramento" version.

• Trad'r Bill

[ Edited by: Trad'r Bill 2012-02-28 19:01 ]

Dude! (nice score!)

Found this at a local yardsale.

Pretty good extended weekend. I spent Saturday and Sunday in the Bay Area with my buddy Kevin and met up with a great friend for drinks at FI last night!

Finds from this trip...

These were from my friend that we had drinks with last night! Thank you friend!

Creamer from Port O' Call.

Disneyland "Trader Sam's" menu. Don't ask, don't tell!!

Weekend finds...

Two grog mugs Trader Vic's Squaw Valley. The other ones I have seen have "1960" under the "Squaw Vally" paint, these do not!

My first rum barrel find, Aku Aku, Las Vegas.

Wood carved Easter Island Kava Kava figure.

Very late 1800's to early 1900's Fijian Gata War Club.

Don The Beachcomber Dagger Bar and Bora Bora Lounge menu.

International Marketplace postcard.

Islander Los Angeles menu.

Kon Tiki Sheraton Cleveland Ohio menu.

Later,

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2012-03-05 15:07 ]

Found this tiki "dagger" this weekend. It has a carved wooden handle and a long straight blade made from(I believe) some type of horn. The cross section of the blade is oval. The overall length of the dagger is about 15 inches. Is anyone familiar with this piece or have an opinion where it might be from.

Looks like a marlin spike(bill)...