Tiki Mugs

A black bodied toucan with red headcrest, green beak, and yellow claws. He also has white cowrie shell eyes and a strand of cowrie shells on his head.

From Tiki Farm:

"Designed to be a sidekick to our Peg Leg Party Parrot, 'The Toucanator' is right on point. Artist Tim Wollweber gave him tattoo markings on his beak, partially recognizable as Papua New Guinea tattoos & pictographs that represent birds & feathers & wind, just to get some real world reference onto this mug. The headdress of 'The Toucanator' is reminiscent of a high chief. Colorized in an island-style scheme, the red, green and yellow give this bird the pop of color this dark creature needed to mingle at 'The Party'.

Artist: Tim Wollweber

Original release year: 2022 Capacity: 14 oz. Material: Ceramic stoneware Height: 8 3/8 inches "

This mug made its debut at Tiki Oasis 2022. Later sold by Tiki Farm online as well.

This mug was designed and manufactured by Tiki Diablo, based on an actual Maori style carving at the Trader Vic's in London.

"Trader Vic's Tropical Drinks" on reverse with palm trees.

Produced in either a mossy green or bone white glaze.

From TikiLand Trading:

"For those who recognize it, this mug was very clearly inspired by a coveted piece of Tiki ephemera. The foam tiki statue that this mug’s Ku was modeled after is none other than from one of the most iconic, memorable, and influential travel marketing and advertising campaigns by United Airlines promoting air travel to Hawaii.

With a passion for Hawaii, Tiki, and all things at the intersect of art in popular culture and advertising, Lost Tiki envisioned and designed this mug with the help of friends Jeff Granito and Tom “THOR” Thordarson. Jeff and THOR each contributed depictions on the mug that represent some of the experiences and history that one encounters when visiting Hawaii. THOR masterfully brought these concepts together, and to life, in the sculpt.

Lost Tiki’s inspiration for each of the mugs created for TikiLand Mug Society is to tell part of his, and many other’s, story and journey of 'falling down the Tiki rabbit hole'. This is the 2nd mug in the ongoing TikiLand Mug Society series."

This second edition is glazed in a "Jungle Relic Green". It was preceded by a first edition in brown that was exclusive to TikiLand Mug Society members. There is also a third edition in "Lava Orange".

This is a mug shaped like a vertically leaping piranha with large sharp teeth. Designed and sculpted by Tim Wollweber (with Marcus Gonzalez). Used to serve the "Piranha Pool" cocktail which is described as "Strawberry Vodka blended with Pineapple Juice, Cream of Coconut, Strawberry Puree, and Blue Curacao." Released January 16th, 2023.

This version is an ombre glaze that fades from a deep copper orange to gray horizontally.

Marked as second edition, but it is the third color-way issued since there was also a gold variant of the first edition.

This is a lidded mug shaped like the shrunken head of the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Strong Water released a limited amount of these mugs at the Tiki Oasis Marketplace from August 5th - August 7th, 2022 with the remainder slated to be sold through their location at end of summer 2022.

This is a 3-sided bowl supported by Tiki drums. it has the Monkey Tiki Drummers and the central figure from The Enchanted Tiki Room on the sides of the bowl. Teal wipe finish glaze. Designed and sculpted by Tim Wollweber (with Marcus Gonzalez). Released February 13th, 2023. Used to serve the Uh-Oa! cocktail which was previously served in the Uh-Oa! Bowl. The cocktail is described as containing "light and dark rums, orange, passion fruit, guava, pineapple and grapefruit juices, falernum, cinnamon and freshly squeezed lime juice."

This is a goblet-like mug with a smiling Tiki face on the front, glazed in orange with a darker deep orange wash for recesses. This version replaced the third edition black with green highlights version that preceded it.

Kāne is considered the highest of the four major Hawaiian deities, along with Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono, though he is most closely associated with Kanaloa. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives life associated with dawn, sun and sky.

Kane is commonly represented as having large triangular shaped eyes.

This Kane mug comes in many glaze colors and finishes. This design premiered at Tiki Oasis 2022, in San Diego, CA.

Distinguishing characteristics:

This mug features an aged black glaze with crusty yellow, lava red inside and twine arm bands.

This is a version of the classic Mr. Bali Hai tiki mug with the black and white skull mask of the Creepxotica band and with a Swami turban pinned with a green jewel and a coffin and bat on the front.

Mr. Bali Hai is an oblong head with a bone through the nose and large hoop earrings, with sleepily lidded eyes -- the carved version being a mascot that greets visitors at the entrance to the Bali Hai.

Creepxotica is the Exotica Music playing alter ego of The Creepy Creeps band which started out doing a "haunted style" of Bossa Nova music.

Based on his long-running San Diego radio program recognized across the nation, SWAMI SOUND SYSTEM on Slacker Radio started in 2012 and features obscure tracks hand-selected by the Swami (John Reis) along with the zany monologues that he is known for. SWAMI SOUND SYSTEM gives attention to unheard songs with big impact from a range of genres including punk, reggae, psychedelic, blues and soul.

Released at the Bali Hai on August 4th, 2022.

This is a barrel shaped mug with nautical items such as starfish, swagged nautical rope, and an anchor. One side is marked 'Foundation Bar Milwaukee' and the other is marked 'Rum Barrel'. This is the third color-way in bone. A glaze color change is planned every 500 mugs.

MrBitters's description:

Blueish 'up' glaze

From Pie Eyed Tikis:

"For The Tiki Mug Lover!

The Nu Ku Tiki Mug - our newest design, released April 2021.

Looking for a fresh tiki mug for the collection? Look no further...beauty, artistry and quality, you just found it!

Tiki mug capacity 16 fluid oz. Approximately 5.25" inches tall and 4” inches wide at base.

Designed and sculpted by artist Jason Vitril (Jive Ass Tiki)."

MrBitters's description:

Purchased through Shameful Tiki Room's web page

An Orchids of Hawaii mug depicting a Ku, in a common Ku stance with a smiling face, in a brown glaze. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-71" and "Japan" on the bottom. An earlier version of the same design has a more crisp, angular look, with clenched teeth and slightly smaller eyes.

Distinguishing characteristics:

Small piece of bisque debris on right shoulder, glazed in place. Missing R-71 imprint on bottom; "ORCHIDS OF HAWAII" & "JAPAN" are still present.

This is a mug shaped like a shrunken zombie head with white stitches on eyes & mouth. Matte turquoise blue glaze with a black wipe. Designed by Tim Wollweber. Used to serve the Shrunken Zombie Head cocktail on the Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar menu, made with "reserve and aged rums, tropical juices, falernum and cinnamon".

Maka Koa was designed and produced by Tiki Diablo. This version of the mug is dark navy blue (appears black in the right light)and marked on reverse for the 2022 first ever Los Angeles Rum Festival & Congress. Bottom is marked for the Tiki Diablo sister company, Tropical Cocktail Mugs. The first edition was first produced in 2002 when Tiki Diablo was going by the name of ChikiTiki. The Tiki is gritting his teeth, and his mouth is open at the sides. His eyes are large and squinting.

The mug is shaped to represent a Dole Whip desert in a Polynesian patterned dish. The whip has the face of a Tiki Bob licking his lips. The mug is also produced in Pineapple, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry and Cherry.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"Sweet swirls of summer it's Swirly Bob (Swirly Robert to his enemies). One sip from this swirly smiling son of a gun, and you'll be right back in the jungle on a sweltering humid day. Can't you just feel the mosquitos nipping at your everywhere?

Swirly Bob is a collaboration with Munktiki Imports. Each flavor is limited edition and stands 7" tall."

This is a Tiki Diablo version of the traditional Tiki Bob by Alec Yuill-Thornton that combines it with the iconic Tiki from the American television series Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963).

This version has more defined rough palm texture, a more defined and serious slotted mouth, and more traditional Hawaiian style carved almond-shaped eyes than the traditional Bob.

MrBitters's description:

Gift from Will

MrBitters's description:

Gift from Will

Orchids of Hawaii hula girl mug, this one on a simple white cylinder with the hula girl painted in color. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-73A" and "Japan" on bottom.

From Tiki Diablo:

"Pre-Order August 2020 $125.00 - Sold out **AHOY FRIENDSPRE-ORDER FOR AUGUSTCHEERS

So many people emailed us after The Aquanaut V was sold out.

We would love to make more for you but then, is it so special ? To keep it fair and fresh we will offer a new dive buddy, the Jetsam Pilot !

Based on Captain Nemo's helmet, it is also a double chamber and will have a secret feature.

He will be about the same size, a large vessel or mini bowl.

Please note* If waiting gives you the bends please don't order this awesome mug because it won't ship out until August This precious cargo will be worth the wait when it pulls into port !

Hand Made Signature Series. Made in Los Angeles, by us. No more than 250 Limit 2 please"

Distinguishing characteristics:

Blue 'Pilot Light'; includes one red & one purple LED

MrBitters's description:

Purchased at the Disneyland Hotel's Fantasia Gift Shop (California)

The Blue Lady is based on a 1950 painting by Vladimir Tretchikoff. It became one of the world's most popular paintings when made into a print in the 1960s and 1970s. The painting was of an unknown Chinese girl and was best known for the unusual skin tone used for her face (a blue-green color). Recently, the model for Tretchikoff's painting was found to be a then 17-year-old Monika Sing-Lee (now Monika Pon), who was then a single girl working in her uncle's laundry in Cape Town.

This mug was released for Modernism Week 2022, in Palm Springs, at The Reef. Later that day, sold through the Eekum Bookum website.

This is a tiki head mug inspired by Sepik River Papua New Guinea mask art and features the round concentric circle eyes and large boar's tusks from those masks combined with the square-toothed mouth seen in many of BigToe's tikis. The ears have three holes punched in each one through which small braids of jute/Manila rope are tied.

Brick red glaze with yellow details (tusks, eyes, and back lettering) and black interior.

The VenTiki Sepik River Sorcerer Mug Red & Yellow 2nd Edition release was on Sunday, November 28th, 2021 at VenTiki, starting at 10 AM. Concept and artwork by BigToe. Manufactured by Munktiki Imports. Cost was $120 on their website, following the event. Big Toe was at the event to sign mugs during the release event that Sunday morning.

This mug is based on a statue of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, which sat among various artifacts in the darkened Cambodian ruins in the Mekong River portion of the Disney Jungle Cruise ride. Hanuman was later replaced with a golden snake to be more politically correct.

This mug version also holds a tiki mug in its right hand, whereas the statue did not.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"The Booze Cruise has been on a long journey- the project originated with Kaku Kaku Tiki [Bill Grayson/Polynesian Village], and we took it over after long delays when it was dead."

Sculpted by Patrick Vassar (The Green Tiki). The Booze Cruise mug was released in Bone, Green, and Brown editions.

This mug is based on a statue of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, which sat among various artifacts in the darkened Cambodian ruins in the Mekong River portion of the Disney Jungle Cruise ride. Hanuman was later replaced with a golden snake to be more politically correct.

This mug version also holds a tiki mug in its right hand, whereas the statue did not.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"The Booze Cruise has been on a long journey- the project originated with Kaku Kaku Tiki [Bill Grayson/Polynesian Village], and we took it over after long delays when it was dead."

Sculpted by Patrick Vassar (The Green Tiki). The Booze Cruise mug was released in Bone, Green, and Brown editions.

Tiki Leilani-style mug, manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii and marked "R-91" on bottom. Pale brown color. Not marked "Tiki Leilani".

This mug was designed by Crazy Al Evans as merchandise for his band, APE. The mug is a monkey's head, wearing a fez that says "APE", and has no lid. The mug was manufactured by Tiki Farm. This production version of the mug has a brown glaze, and is not painted.

This is, as the name suggests, a mug based on a very modernist version of a tiki. This tiki once stood outside the Trader Vic's in San Francisco. It has simple tear-drop shaped eyes, a long rectangular nose and a small closed mouth.

This design, like others in partnership from Sven and Tiki Farm, was released in three different glaze colors. The first in a light beige/brown was released December 2nd at Trader Vic's in Emeryville for the first book signing ($125) hosted/produced by Eve Bergeron and Trader Vic's. The second in a light celadon green glaze was released by Tiki Farm through their website December 17th ($75). The third was released in a light yellowish beige/green glaze to be sold by Sven, himself.

From Tiki Farm:

"'The Modernist' - Where Modern Art and Polynesian Pop meet!

Don’t miss the Tiki Farm edition online launch of the first Trader Vic’s, Tiki Farm & Sven Kirsten collaboration!

Purchases of ‘The Modernist’ Mug by Tiki Farm come with a 48-page hardbound book written by Sven Kirsten in collaboration with Eve Bergeron. The Tiki Farm edition of the mug and book is limited to a total production of 450 sets.

Learn all about the design that is the missing link between the 1920s European avant-garde movement and mid-century modernism. Fill the mug! Hold the mug! Read the book!"

This is a mug modeled after the original Trader Sam as seen in the Jungle Cruise ride at the Disneyland park in California, and with a shrunken head twist.

From The Shrunken Monkey:

"It's time for Sam's final trade! Our Salesman is 7.5 inches tall and holds approximately 24 fluid oz. Each handmade mug will include a recipe card with custom artwork and original cocktail (to ease the pain of losing your head). There are 6 color variants each order will be filled at random no two will be alike. Available only at TheShrunkenMonkey.com Limit 2 per person/address."

The Shrunken Monkey also created an East Coast Trader Sam to match the Sam at Disneyworld.

MrBitters's description:

Listed on Bosko's web site as FLL19 - marked on bottom of mug as AP-FLL 113; Green-blue glaze

Distinguishing characteristics:

Unique mossy green exterior glaze - interior is glazed orange. Bottom is marked "AP" and FLL 113 (the F and first L are overlapped)

This is a mug shaped like a cartoonish squatting witch doctor with large bug eyes, a bone through his nose, and a hat with skull and crossbones, holding a shrunken head.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"Kaduku the Witch Doctor mug is a collaboration between Lost Temple Traders and Atomica Exotica. The mug stands 8” tall and is limited to 250 mugs in each colorway and is produced by Munktiki Imports. "

There is a bone glaze version and a green glaze version.

A mug shaped like a standing brown-glazed figure wearing a blue, white, yellow, and red bird mask, and with a feather necklace.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"All hail the bird king! We’ve come across a lot of amazing things on our travels, but none more festive than the ceremony of a tribe who adorned themselves in masks and feathers to pay homage to a peculiar flock of singing birds.

The Bird King was designed by Very Good Tiki, sculpted by Patrick Vassar and hand crafted by Monkey Skull. Limited Edition 200."

There is also a super limited edition with green-glazed figure.

MrBitters's description:

Christmas 2021

This is a mug shaped like one of the central tiki figures on display in Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room -- flanked on either side by monkey tiki drummers.

It is a large horned figure with a tall central drum held between feet and hands. Brown glaze with red, yellow, and blue details.

Measures 11" tall and 7 1/2" wide from horn to horn.

The piece is designed with two chambers -- the top chamber intended for dry ice -- and a couple of the nostril holes allow vapor to escape.

This was a pre-order that started in January 2020. Long delayed by Covid, these finally were made available at the end of July 2021, with a few initial pickups at Tiki Oasis on July 29th, 2021 and shipping in batches continuing through September 2021.

This is the first mug by Don Hobo. The mug is shaped like a tiki squatting under a palm tree which is also the mug's handle. Matte brown wipe away glaze, leaving mostly white mug for a "bone" appearance. Produced by Tiki Diablo. Mug was sold by Don at Ohana 2018. The "Bone" glaze is the first color-way of this design.

MrBitters's description:

50¢ @ Salvation Army Thrift

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This mug is shaped like Hina Keahi, one of the two legendary Ghost Sisters of Hawaii -- a kneeling wahine playing ukulele and wearing a flower lei and circlet of flowers in her hair. This version in dual tone blue is matched with a dual tone blue version of Hina Kulu'ua and both can be used as mugs or filled with sand to use as bookends since they were purposefully made with a flat edge on the reverse.

Also produced in a traditional gloss brown.

Tiki Farm relates this legend of The Ghost Sisters of Hilo Hills:

"According to Hawaiian mythology, Hina is the goddess of the moon and the mother of Maui. She had two daughters, Hina Keahi, the mistress of fire and Hina Kuluʻua, the mistress of rain. It is said that Hina gifted her daughters with two mountains, Halai for Hina Keahi and Puʻuhonu for Hina Kuluʻua.

The people of Hina Keahi’s mountain always had plentiful amounts of food with them, but one month their crops started shriveling up and the people began to starve. Hina Keahi knew she had to do something to help her people, so she ordered for an underground imu to be made. She told her people to gather firewood and the people of the village decided that they needed to put someone in the imu to be sacrificed.

Hina Keahi told her people to bury her in the imu, reassuring them that she would not get hurt because she was the fire goddess. She told her people to wait three days. During those three days, Hina Keahi traveled from the ground towards the sea – she came up to the surface where Hilo Boarding School stands today and she marked her spot with a freshwater spring.

On the third day, Hina Keahi returned to the village as a woman who the villagers did not recognize. All the villagers were in awe of how much she resembled Hina Keahi, but they knew it was not her because she was in the imu. The woman told the villagers to uncover the imu and they found enough cooked food to supply them until the rainy season returned. To this day, the villagers believe that Hina Keahi sought out help from her beloved sister Hina Kuluʻua to help her feed her people."

This mug is shaped like Hina Kulu'ua, one of the two legendary Ghost Sisters of Hawaii -- a kneeling wahine holding a water gourd and wearing a flower lei. This version in dualtone blue is matched with a dualtone blue version of Hina Keahi and both can be used as mugs or filled with sand to use as bookends since they were purposefully made with a flat edge on the reverse.

Also produced in a gloss brown glaze.

Tiki Farm relates this legend of The Ghost Sisters of Hilo Hills:

"According to Hawaiian mythology, Hina is the goddess of the moon and the mother of Maui. She had two daughters, Hina Keahi, the mistress of fire and Hina Kuluʻua, the mistress of rain. It is said that Hina gifted her daughters with two mountains, Halai for Hina Keahi and Puʻuhonu for Hina Kuluʻua.

The people of Hina Keahi’s mountain always had plentiful amounts of food with them, but one month their crops started shriveling up and the people began to starve. Hina Keahi knew she had to do something to help her people, so she ordered for an underground imu to be made. She told her people to gather firewood and the people of the village decided that they needed to put someone in the imu to be sacrificed.

Hina Keahi told her people to bury her in the imu, reassuring them that she would not get hurt because she was the fire goddess. She told her people to wait three days. During those three days, Hina Keahi traveled from the ground towards the sea – she came up to the surface where Hilo Boarding School stands today and she marked her spot with a freshwater spring.

On the third day, Hina Keahi returned to the village as a woman who the villagers did not recognize. All the villagers were in awe of how much she resembled Hina Keahi, but they knew it was not her because she was in the imu. The woman told the villagers to uncover the imu and they found enough cooked food to supply them until the rainy season returned. To this day, the villagers believe that Hina Keahi sought out help from her beloved sister Hina Kuluʻua to help her feed her people."

Daikoku is one of the Seven Lucky Gods and his images are found in temples across Tibet and China. He is a household deity in Japan and often considered a god of wealth or kitchen god. This mug shows him carrying his magic mallet. This mallet of plenty can miraculously produce anything desired when struck. Some Japanese say that coins fall out when he shakes his mallet.

Daikoku is an interesting choice for this Pyrat Rums mug since their normal mascot is Hotei but they are similar characters with portly physiques and magic items that dispense treasure.

Hotei is the figure on the medallion on every bottle of Pyrat rum. The roots of rum trace back to early Asia, where scholars agree the first distillation of sugarcane juice was produced. And so, the history of rum is very much the history of sugar in Asia and Hotei honors Asia’s preeminent and important role in the origin of this popular spirit.

The Hotei monk is the patron saint and Zen protector of fortunetellers and bartenders. This socially enlightened mystic, often considered the god of contentment and happiness, is always depicted with a cheerful smile, a bald head, and a portly belly. Ancient scrolls tell of Hotei’s fondness for libations and he is commonly seen carrying a large cloth sack that never empties, from which he gregariously dispenses food and drink and other treasures.

This is a Marquesan style tiki mug in blue glaze with black wash. There is also a version in orange with black wash.

From the Tiki Farm website:

"Marqool is intentionally a synergy of our earliest years Tiki Farm aesthetic direction combined with our new, highly evocative, deeply saturated stain/wash glaze combinations. Marqool is a straight-up Marquesan-inspired Tiki mug. There is not much of a deviation here from what you would have expected 21-years ago from Tiki Farm in such regard. Marqool was created with my establishing the design foundation and then steering the creative direction in conjunction with our friend and longtime Tiki Farm contributing artist/designer – Tank Standing Buffalo."

This is a blood-red Maori-inspired tiki with Moko tattooing and extended tongue that comes to a point.

From Tiki Farm's website:

"Mow Mow is our Maori-inspired design. We pulled different elements from what we aesthetically love about the Maori art, especially loving the unparalleled Maori Moku style. If you ever deep-dive Maori carvings online, you are in for quite the visual explosion of amazing creations over time. The green glaze in particular pays tribute to the important jade Hei Tiki carvings and the red is simply a complementary hue to the green and combined -- Mow Mow is intentionally presented in our Tiki Farm green and red logo color palette."

From the Tiki Farm website:

"An absolutely wonderful, very playful mug sculpted & designed by Daniel Scarcello aka “Rainforesttiki”. We are proud to bring you our second and final edition of this beautiful mug! “Mele Hoa” in this final run of just 500 mugs is glazed in our beautiful, matte-brown stain with a black wash. The sculptural detailing is very strong and the mug’s detailing shows through so nicely in this glaze combination. "

This second and last edition was preceded by a first edition in Green With Gunmetal Gray Wash.

This is a three sided mug featuring the Hale Pele Cannibal Trio (Hunter, Catcher, and Eater Tikis) around sides. Manufactured by Munktiki Imports. This is the open edition in brown wipe. There is also a brown open edition.