Tiki Mugs

This skull mug has a bone handle on the right side, eyes are deeply recessed but not hollow, details in mug are darkened. Reverse is marked "Royal Hawaiian" in raised blue letters and "273-0220".

These common vintage Tiki mugs, produced by Orchids of Hawaii, feature the visage of a tattooed Maori headhunter. Orchids of Hawaii mug in green, marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-1" "Japan" on bottom.

This is a version of the Orchids R-5 tiki mug, with "Hula Hut" in raised letters on the front near the base. The design has a tiki with almond-shaped slanted eyes, and a small mouth full of jagged teeth. Zig zag design along top rim. Comes in both this green glaze and a brown as well. The design was also used in an unmarked version, and versions with "Luau Hut", "Aloha Hut" and "Tiki Hut."

The Tanuki mug is based on the Japanese raccoon dog of the same name. He is a popular symbol in Japan and is often found in restaurants. This version is white and has a large belly, large testicles and a big hat. It is distinguished from other white versions of this mug by the marking on bottom, a right ear cocked upward, and very defined swirls on the cheeks.

This glass hiball featuring the image of a mother and daughter in Kimonos was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. The graphic and lettering are entirely in red. Clear glass.

This brown pineapple mug has a lid with a straw hole. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" and "R-17" on bottom paper tag.

This Fu Manchu was produced by Orchids of Hawaii, and has a bit more definition than other Fu Manchu mugs. The shape has cheekbones, lips are painted, and the eyes are painted with lids and full pupils rather than dots. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii "R-82" and "Taiwan" on the bottom.

Orchids of Hawaii hula girl mug in blue. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" and "Japan" on bottom. Not marked R-73, but the same mold design (R-73A is a full-color hula girl on white, but same mold).

This hula girl pedestal bowl is yellow with hula dancers all around, in the foreground and background. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii Japan" on bottom. Similar to Orchids of Hawaii R-86 Japan but not numbered.

This mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii in Japan and features several yellow Plumeria blossoms around the base with green foliage and leaves climbing upwards and encircling most of the mug.

This blue mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. It is tapered at the middle and has a dragon wrapped around the exterior of the mug.

This glass hiball covered in palm trees was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii.

Tiki mug shaped like a traditional Ku, with a grimacing face. Identical to the Orchids of Hawaii R-74, but marked "Hu Ke Lau Chicopee" on the back and no legible markings except for "Japan" on the bottom.

This mug is designed to look like a bundle of bamboo sticks. Glaze is yellow-brown. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" on bottom.

This all-white mug is of Daruma, a Buddhist monk and founder of Zen Buddhism. His brows are furrowed and he has an angry expression. Little contemporary biographical information on Daruma (Bodhidharma) is extant, and subsequent accounts became layered with legend. According to one tradition, Bodhidharma gained a reputation for, among other things, his practice of wall-gazing. Legend claims that he sat facing a wall in meditation for a period of nine years without moving, which caused his legs and arms to fall off from atrophy. This explains the weeble-wobble look of this mug. Traditionally, Daruma toys are weighted like weeble-wobbles and people fill in one pupil on his blank-eyed stare when they have a goal and the second pupil when they have fulfilled the goal. This mug was produced by Orchids of Hawaii, Taiwan.

Light brown cylinder with raised criss-cross pattern, inset on the front containing a 3-D hula girl from head to just past her hips. Hula skirt is at her waist, rather than on her hips. This version is a light brown matte glaze with fine detail.

This mug is all turquoise blue and depicts a mermaid. The bottom is marked "Orchids of Hawaii" and "R-99" and "Taiwan".

Common headhunter Orchids of Hawaii mug in green, marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-1" "Taiwan" on bottom.

Common headhunter Orchids of Hawaii mug in mustard yellow, marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-1" "Taiwan" on bottom.

White cylinder with raised criss-cross pattern, inset on the front containing a 3-D hula girl from head to just past her hips. Hula girl's skirt rests on her hips. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-79" "Taiwan" on bottom. An older version is on a tan cylinder, with more detail, and a hula skirt at the girl's waist.

This is the X-Eyes tiki, with a series of small pyramids in criss-crossing rows over the eyes, creating an "X" shape for the eyes. Mug is beige with brown glazed top and bottom rims. Marked "Hawaiian Inn" vertically down the back.

This white hiball features a happy buddha wearing a robe and holding a feather. It has a pattern of flowers around the top and bottom rims and a Chinese symbol on the back. Imprinted with Honolulu Restaurant info on reverse.

This blue mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii and features a boy in shorts surfing a large wave. This version differs from the normal Orchids Blue Surfer Boy. In this variant, one arm is up, one down. Also, the surfboard points to his left. Positioning is similar to that on the Orchids of Hawaii R-9.

This white mug is shaped like the Japanese maneki neko, or beckoning cat. The cat has one paw raised and is believed to bring luck.

The scene on this mug depicts a black-haired hula girl with a white skirt dancing with a palm tree on the left and a catamaran on the right. Painted multi-color on a mainly white background. Similar to the Harvey's mug design.

This mug is more striated and not punctated with small spots like the R-13A Orchids of Hawaii coconut mug. It also lacks the catalogue number stamp on bottom. Bottom reads only: "Orchids of Hawaii, Japan". Glaze is thicker in places than others and is a more greenish-brown than the R-13A.

Small gloss glazed bowl with a pedestal, wood-grain-look brown ceramic, with four faces around the bowl. Unmarked but same sculpt as Orchids of Hawaii matte version.

This key lime green mug is shaped like an asian female wearing a kimono.

This little brown mug is a souvenir from Hawaii and was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. It features a tiki mask on the front above the words "Aloha Hawaii" surrounded by palm trees. The back has a tapa print design.

This headhunter mug by Orchids of Hawaii has a design that is very similar to the Mr. Bali Hai mug for the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego. The glaze is dark brown, and the mug has cold painted eyes, earrings, and bone. The eyebrows and lips are pink. The eyes are looking upward on large protruding eyeballs, and the nose is small. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-18" and "Taiwan" on the bottom.

This brown Tangaroa mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. It has a heavy woodgrain texture that run vertically down the mug. The date on this piece is unknown. The manufacturer's mark is printed on the bottom rather than being incised.

This brown coconut mug with white top rim appears to have been a promotional item for Coco Ribe Liqueur.

This glass hiball featuring the image of a red dragon was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. The graphic and lettering are entirely in red. Clear glass.

This white mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii in Taiwan. It is a bust of a geisha holding a fan up to her face.

These short, matte brown shakers with black bottom rim were manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. The shakers depict Ku with a fierce face and upturned chin.

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-73B" and "Japan" on bottom. This version is taller than the R-73A.

Orchids of Hawaii mug with a blonde girl in a red bikini surfing on a yellow surfboard with blue/white waves all around her. On back, dolphins are in relief, unpainted. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" "R-80A" "Japan" on bottom.

This mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii in Japan and features a blond boy in red trunks surfing on blue waves.

This white mug features a Chinese man in a blue hat with a blue fan. He is holding a brown walking stick. The mug has Chinese characters on the back, and the bottom is marked "Orchids of Hawaii R-72."

This white mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. It features a woman dancing in yellow robes. The top and bottom rims of the mug have a black lattice design.

This smallish light brown bowl with a matte finish has three round-headed glossy tikis supporting a rounded-triangle bowl. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" on bottom.

Ku design in the classic "Tiki Leilani" shape. Possibly manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii. Pale brown color. Was likely a promotional item for Braniff International Airlines. Marked "Braniff Intl" on front base, "Tiki Leilani" on back base.

This white hiball features a happy buddha wearing a robe and holding a feather. It has a pattern of flowers around the top and bottom rims and a Chinese symbol on the back.

This all-white mug is a bust of an elderly man with a beard and a fan. He is sometimes confused with Jurōjin, who by some accounts is Fukurokuju's grandson and by other accounts inhabits the same body. Fukurokuju is said to be an incarnation of the Southern Polestar. In many depictions (including this one), Fukurokuju has an abnormally high forehead. He is the only member of the Seven Lucky Gods credited with the ability to revive the dead. The mug is marked "Orchids of Hawaii R-23" on the bottom.

This all-white mug is of a man with a very large belly, with his arms reaching up in the air. Sash is tied around his waist, with a bow in the middle. Manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii.

This white hiball was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii and features a girl in a green kimono and a red hat.

This white mug is in the shape of a samurai on his knees holding a fan at his shoulder. It is marked "Orchids of Hawaii R-21" on the bottom.

This blue mug was manufactured by Orchids of Hawaii and features a boy in shorts surfing a large wave. Both of his arms are down. There is a variant of this mug where one arm is up and one down with positioning similar to that on the Orchids of Hawaii R-9.