Tiki Finds

Here are some of my favorite finds from the last six months. All from thrift stores here in Victoria BC.

32" hand carved, we named him Steve.

Punch bowl (leaks) kinda Tiki...

two half shots 50cents each :)

I Ula Tavatava. I need to do some more research on this one.... Doesn't look like a tourist item to me, but I'm no Fijian war club expert!

Ive found lots more nifty Tiki stuff, but its kind of a PITA to post pics here :wink:

[ Edited by: Dagg 2012-09-30 12:30 ]

On 2012-09-19 18:21, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Found at local Savers. !0"Fijian warrior. Wood, heavy shellac finish. Tubular piece is 12',will post in " beyond tiki finds". It's a ? Swizzle, help me out. What is it?

Is it a Bullroarer?

I don't stumble across much tiki stuff in my part of the world - more likely to come across genuine Maori carvings than vintage tiki chic - but somewhere along the way I came across this string of lights. Still waiting to find the perfect place for them.

On 2012-09-30 16:02, Elgarbo wrote:
I don't stumble across much tiki stuff in my part of the world - more likely to come across genuine Maori carvings than vintage tiki chic - but somewhere along the way I came across this string of lights. Still waiting to find the perfect place for them.

Nice find

Nice find and cool picture!

Thanks. When I got it, some of the bulbs weren't working... it wasno easy task finding replacements, that's for sure.

On 2012-09-30 05:09, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
Hala K, yeah... that's not unusual. Nice bowl!

Thanks! It's the first bowl I've found in the wild, pretty excited about it :)

Picked up some pieces with roots in TIKI history ...
from a brief (but brilliant) stint at Okolemaluna in Kailua Kona, Hawaiii & formerly featured at The Hawaiian Hut in Waikiki, Hawaii.

"Murray"
& Maori

Earlier in their careers :

Photos referenced from the archives here on this site. Mahalo to the contributors for providing these as reference.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=19151&forum=2

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Also salvaged these Bosko masks from Okolemaluna, where they were installed on the front-side of the bar.

SCORE on those Hawaiian Hut pieces! ...now YOU have to open a local watering hole with them :)

This weekend I will attend a re-dedication ceremony of the original Maori hut that inspired some of the pieces at the Hawaiian Hut:

http://www.nzembassy.com/germany/news/rauru-celebrates-its-centenary-in-hamburg

Found today at one location. All opinions are welcome.


PNG or African? 2' tall

PNG on left, LS,Rht.

Leroy Schmaltz piece , bought by my wife CeCe at Whittier Art Show-picked up today.

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PNG, 20"

stamped inside; International Hat Co WA. 1946. WA =Western Australia. Gonna hang this helmet somewhere in my tiki lounge.

Oop's, forgot this guy, approx, 20"

Cheers
P S Did some staring and comparing on google images. I'm convinced that the statue is PNG rather than African.

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On 2012-09-17 09:37, TIKI DAVID wrote:
here's one I haven't seen before. anyone else?...
New one to me.

Your copy of Tiki Quest must be serving as an oversize coaster. Check page 150.
-Duke

On 2012-09-17 09:37, TIKI DAVID wrote:
here's one I haven't seen before. anyone else?...
New one to me.

Your copy of Tiki Quest must be serving as an oversize coaster. Check page 150.
-Duke

Alii Tiki - congrats on the Hawaiian Hut -> Okolemaluna Tikis... those are beautiful. I think Gecko owns the other one, right?

On 2012-10-04 22:12, bigbrotiki wrote:
SCORE on those Hawaiian Hut pieces! ...now YOU have to open a local watering hole with them :)

This weekend I will attend a re-dedication ceremony of the original Maori hut that inspired some of the pieces at the Hawaiian Hut:

http://www.nzembassy.com/germany/news/rauru-celebrates-its-centenary-in-hamburg

Yes bigbro - I'm -- as they say -- "STOKED"
As for opening my own watering hole - I don't think I will be taking that on anytime soon, after having been in the restaurant business for over a dozen years myself, I can honestly say that the hours of work necessary do not allow for the quality of family time that I enjoy.

Enjoy the Rauru ceremony, that is a beautiful exhibit, that one day I hope to see in person.

If you get the chance to shoot some of the exhibit - Please do share.
Looking at the image in your link I see a resemblance in the resin Hawaiian Hut Maori piece to the lower left support, a stylized and simplified version of something like it, at the least

On 2012-10-04 13:50, Alii Tiki wrote:

I have three of those panels from the Hut:

Thanks to Freddie!
Buzzy Out!

Hey Buzz That storyboard in your last pic is awesome! What are the dimensions? Provenance if known? Looks too good to be an airport souvenir. Just what's the story on this board?
Mahalo,
David up north

some of this weekends thrift store finds...

Beauce moai mug 1952

older looking outrigger (no markings)

stone marq appx 3" tall

cheap uke.. i like it..

cheap mugs

Also scored a witco cat and two witco like owls...
all in all not a bad haul :)

Today's finds...

Smaller version of Tiki Craft Tiki 1968.

Smaller Tonga Room Hula girl bowl.

Boxed Tiki Oasis V Tiki Farm set.

Boxed Shag Tiki Farm Akuku decanter and skull shot set.

Two Crypto Terra Ceramics Petroglyph mugs.

Not one...

but two Orchids of Hawaii lamps. These will probably be for sale, since I don't have anywhere to hang them.

Later,

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2012-10-07 17:42 ]

but two Orchids of Hawaii lamps. These will probably be for sale, since I don't have anywhere to hang them.

Later,

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2012-10-07 16:21 ]

Killer lamps PTD

slllloooow day, huh Duane?

You better have not been at Alameda and not told me!

[ Edited by: SandraDee 2012-10-08 07:55 ]

D! Ya gotta find room for one of those lamps somewhere. Nice haul!

Hey PTD are you sure you got room for those killa petroglyph mugs?
Cheers-congrats on your nice finds!

PTD, did you ever find the chip that was broken off the back of that Shag Moai? If I knew that was you buying it, I would have said hi. You sure picked up that box quickly when my wife made a comment about it. No worries, you were there first, we just wanted to compliment you on finding it and not try to grab it out of your hands.

On 2012-10-07 20:06, Cool Manchu wrote:
PTD, did you ever find the chip that was broken off the back of that Shag Moai? If I knew that was you buying it, I would have said hi. You sure picked up that box quickly when my wife made a comment about it. No worries, you were there first, we just wanted to compliment you on finding it and not try to grab it out of your hands.

Ooh that would of been awesome to see a rumble! and I would of been pissed I missed it!

On 2012-10-07 20:06, Cool Manchu wrote:
PTD, did you ever find the chip that was broken off the back of that Shag Moai? If I knew that was you buying it, I would have said hi. You sure picked up that box quickly when my wife made a comment about it. No worries, you were there first, we just wanted to compliment you on finding it and not try to grab it out of your hands.

Cool Manchu,

In my many days of Tiki hunting, I have had my share of shoulder hoppers reach in a literally snatch items out of my hands or pick up items I was inquiring about. I wish you would have said something, would have been nice to finally meet you. Never went back to look, the chip can be repaired and we did find a few of the pieces. The lady I bought it from dropped it out of the box and I think we were looking for it when you came up. Got it for a really good price!

Nui'umi'umi,

I usually keep at least two mugs, just in case one gets broken!

Dagg,

Thanks...I have another one, with seahorses, it is nice to have this set of matching ones.

Big Kahuna,

I should but probably won't. Ceilings just cannot support the weight.

SandraDee,

No rumbles unless I have you with me to back me up!

This is what I look like most of the time when I am out. If you see me, be sure to say hello!

Later,

PTD

here's the latest.... picked up this big palm log ku tiki from a cold call out of the blue- guy said he had some mid century items and tiki items he heard i might be interested in... he was right.

On 2012-10-08 04:31, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
SandraDee,

No rumbles unless I have you with me to back me up!

Oh I see why you are friends with me :wink:

Good finds!

PTD,

I am just giving you a hard time. I knew exactly why you reacted how you did. It's truly dog eat dog out there some times. :) I was super happy to know that a TC'er got it. It's funny, the place is so big, that I only saw the small bowl you bought and missed everything else that you found...unless you found them before I went by them.

I picked up a Tiki Farm mug (since I don't know much about them and haven't researched it yet, I don't know which one), an August Holland Pearl of Wisdom, a Lelani Luau bucket mug, a bamboo frame, two John Kelly menus (the one with the woman in yellow and the one with the couple holding the fish) and a Trader Vic's Aloha coconut mug.

Ok, so I found one good thing about living in New England. There isn't much competition out here for Tiki stuff & I think I spend (waste) the most time scouring the landscape for relics of Poly Pop days gone by!

Cool,

I know what you mean. It can be pretty competitive at Alameda and in other areas. We are extremely lucky to have venues to hunt for the stuff we like. Sounds like you found your share of treasures as well. Curious to see the Tiki Farm mug and the bucket mug though?

I know the guy who I bought the bowl from. He had the Oasis mug as well. The other items were found along the way.

Rick,

There is so much low hanging fruit here in Nor Cal you could literally have an instant collection of Tiki in just one day. The difficult thing is finding the more unique items. And you have to be in the right place at just the right time. I find more my second or third time through than the first.

PTD

Tiki Gardens ashtray. I really am into collecting TG stuff these days

Polynesian Village Treasure Craft shakers I haven't come across before

I have wanted this Shawnee head vase for a few years now...

About 36" tall, manufactured cast metal, no maker's mark.

Newest member of the family:

It was a good morning...........

Matson line menu

This I actually got last week, but I'm still pretty happy about it

Pretty jealous of everybody's haul! Alas, mine are a few scrapings of ephemera. Some given, some in the wild and some, yes, from the internet. Nevertheless, some pretty cool stuff I thought I would share. A cool old die cut menu from Ken Young's Hula Hut in Hollywood. New to me and my guess is from the 40s. A Tiki Ti matchbook was a cool find! Also, a couple 8X10s pics from a Don the Beachcomber luau in Hawaii. An ebay find of a 1978 press archive picture from the Denver Post of the "new" Trader Vic's opening at the Hilton.

My favorite though has to be these great souvenir pictures of a husband and wife tourist couple at a Hawaiian luau. Somebody is not in the Aloha mood!

Found 2 Tepco kneeling hula girl scorpion bowls today. One in tan and one in blue!!

These things weigh over a pound more than my regular Trader Vic white one.

Good day

Picked these up from an estate sale here a while ago, stained them last night.
I think they came out fairly decent for a novice.

Any before pics?

On 2012-10-23 15:47, Big Kahuna wrote:
Any before pics?

Just these that I borrowed from House of Ku over in the Concrete Lawn Lawn Tiki Gallery thread.
I didn't think to take any before pics as these were just regular cast concrete.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=30812&forum=5&start=15

Yma Sumac trove. I made a more detailed post in the show me your records thread.

gabbahey

My tiki find for the week: a super cool, super heavy duty port hole window!

Well, to be quite honest, Trad'r Bill found it, and pointed me in the right direction to go get it!!! Thanks, Trad'r Bill!! :D

I have plans for this window...

nice port hole...

todays finds

Seven Big Shots and One Half Shot today....all like new!

Anyone want to trade red for green?

Not really a "Tiki Find", but a magazine that I found years ago and scanned. Someone, who I do not recall blew up the image and printed it out on thick paper. After many years, I found it rolled up in a tube and finally had it framed.

It's FATE Magazine from 1955, featuring "Hawaii's Living Fire Goddess"

It measures 13" x 19"

I found this cool patch in the junk drawer of an estate sale.

R.I.P. Leilani Lanes, Sigh! Maybe you can find the patch on one of the folks in the photos on page 1 here:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=16871&forum=1&start=0