The Wife won this at the 5th Anniversary of the Original Tiki Market in Garden Grove. 1/21/2017. Cost listed as $10 due to the entrance fee for the event. Mug is signed by the owners of Oceanic Arts on the base.
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Oceanic Arts 60th Anniversary Mug
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This mug celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Oceanic Arts in Whittier, CA. It was designed by Leroy Schmaltz and manufactured by Tiki Farm. The mug has a Tiki on the front which was taken from a pendant purchased in Papeete in 1960 by Bob & Leroy. A vertical wave pattern design runs down the front as well. The back features the petroglyph style Oceanic Arts logo figure holding a big "OA" over its head. The mug is a sort of aged ivory and has a brown wipe-away wash effect to pick out details of the sculpt. It is available in both a matte and a gloss finish and there were supposed to be 250 of each, but somehow there ended up being slightly fewer of the glossy version. Included is a signed card.