Hawaiian Carved Wood Perfume Containers

Nice little article in today's Honolulu Star Bulletin discussing carved wood perfume bottles produced from the '30s through the '60s:

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/featuresstories/20090417_carved_scentsations.html

Certainly more Hawaiiana than tiki, but there is a tiki bottle:

Along with standard Hawaii imagery:

I'd never really thought about these perfume containers, although I have run across them. Always interesting to see what other collect.

Here's one of mine. I nice little hibiscus flower. The bud pulls out where the bottle is held.


If I run out I can refill it with a little of my wife's Wicked Wahine

That's really pretty Unc. Is this one of Gump's? Do you have more in your collection?

I LOVED this article in Hana Hou Magazine...

http://www.hanahou.com/pages/Magazine.asp?Action=DrawArticle&ArticleID=760&MagazineID=47

Here's my collection.
All are John Oya designs in monkey pod, milo or koa wood

Back Row: Angel Fish; Torch Ginger; Sea Horse
Front Row: Water Lily; Hibiscus/Anthurium (two sided)
Missing a few bottles and the wave cap for the angel fish.
Aloha,
:tiki:

Beautiful! Mahalo for sharing.