Where are these "Mystery Tikis" from?

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TL Tiki Lee's Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 798	TL Tiki Lee's Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 5:57 PM Aloha Folks! These two tikis came into the mall today, and I can't quite figure out where they're from. The dealer who brought 'em in said the fella she bought them from told her they were from a Restaurant or Lounge in California, and he got 'em back in the 80's. That's all the info he gave her. They are about 3 1/2' tall and made of concrete with aggregate mixed in for strength. There are no makers marks. They are identical, so they must have been manufactured by a company that made a good number of these. Any ideas? Mahaloz!
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 7:34 PM Sven will probably be able to weigh in with better/more info, but those are some old concrete lawn tikis, seemingly inspired (or created by) M. H. Strikow's '60s Kahlua decanter (which was maybe aiming for a South American vibe, rather than Polynesian). They do crop up here & there, and they're pretty cool! http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=949 This Tiki Central post from Sven shows the statue he has in his own yard: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=30812&forum=5&vpost=425661
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 11:40 PM Thanks Humu. Here is a post that shows some of the other uses of the design: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1099&forum=5&vpost=567701 The lawn Tikis design is not quite as abstract as the Strikow bottle, but they are clearly related. Here is another photo of the dark ones in Situ, courtesy of Sabu: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1099&forum=5&vpost=569116
TL Tiki Lee's Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 798	TL Tiki Lee's Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 12:18 AM Yeah, the Strickow Decanter was the first thing I thought of too when I saw 'em. I also figgured they were just lawn statues as well, but I hadda ask... Thanks A Bunch!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 10:00 AM After seeing these photos I have much more appreciation of the ones in our backyard. Thank you for posting, Wendy
T TikiPug Member Den of Sin / Pug's Pair-A-Dice Joined: May 14, 2003 Posts: 818	T TikiPug Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 9:59 PM On 2011-06-25 17:57, Tiki Lee's wrote: Aloha Folks! These two tikis came into the mall today, and I can't quite figure out where they're from. The dealer who brought 'em in said the fella she bought them from told her they were from a Restaurant or Lounge in California, and he got 'em back in the 80's. That's all the info he gave her. They are about 3 1/2' tall and made of concrete with aggregate mixed in for strength. There are no makers marks. They are identical, so they must have been manufactured by a company that made a good number of these. Any ideas? Mahaloz! The tikis are for sale in the Charleston Antique Mall for $375/pair. They were purchased at an estate sale on Friday for $80/pair. Helluva markup
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 11:36 PM I passed on those at that sale, but know I saw that old image, I have a better appreciation for them!
TL Tiki Lee's Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 798	TL Tiki Lee's Posted posted on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 1:31 AM That's the name o' the game, TP, you know that! Kinda like LP's that are 50cents at a yard sale that sell for $10 or more on-line... :wink: [ Edited by: Tiki Lee's 2011-06-27 01:31 ] [ Edited by: Tiki Lee's 2011-06-27 01:34 ]

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