Tiki Mugs
Taboo Planet Tiki Mug - Koa Wood Edition
in 7 collections
This mug is a tikified re-imagining of the famous poster from the film, Forbidden Planet (1956) where Robby the Robot is carrying Anne Francis. In this case, the more tikified robot is carrying a hula girl.
From the Tiki Maniacs website:
"This tiki mug mash-up was inspired by one of our favorite mid-century sci-fi movies. The mug was sculpted by Patrick Vassar and produced in the USA by Tickled Tiki. This edition features a brown matte finish with a charcoal wipe glaze. These mugs are hand made so no two will be alike.
This is a limited edition of 150 mugs and each will be hand numbered."
This edition was preceded by the first edition in a pearlescent metallic glaze and with full color hula girl. 10 Artist Proofs in varying colors were also produced.
Taboo Planet Tiki Mug - First Edition
in 6 collections
This mug is a tikified re-imagining of the famous poster from the film, Forbidden Planet (1956) where Robby the Robot is carrying Anne Francis. In this case, the more tikified robot is carrying a hula girl.
From the Tiki Maniacs website:
"This tiki mug mash-up was inspired by one of our favorite mid-century sci-fi movies. The mug was sculpted by Patrick Vassar of The Green Tiki and produced in the USA by Kathy Tope of Tickled Tiki. The mug features a pearlized metallic glaze that changes color depending on the light and the hula girl is meticulously hand painted.
This is a limited edition of 150 mugs and each will be hand numbered."
10 Artist Proofs in varying colors were also produced. There was also a second edition of this mug produced in "Koa Wood" brown.
Handled Bamboo Mug - Green
aka Trade Winds Lanai Ware #862 in 0 collections
This is a green ceramic mug covered in bamboo leaves that twine around the back handle which is an inserted piece of real rattan/wood. These were also made in other popular Lanai Ware colors, including yellow and orange.
Tabonga - by Moore Monsters
aka Tree Demon in 0 collections
This is a mug shaped like a tree monster from a B Movie. It is inspired by the 1957 film, From Hell It Came, about "Tabonga" a South Seas island prince who is murdered by a witch doctor and buried in a hollow log, but is reanimated by nuclear energy and comes back to wreak revenge. Each is uniquely glazed (often with very different eyes) and hand-finished with low-fire food-grade glazes of varying gloss levels.
Cyclops Mug - by Moore Monsters
in 1 collection
This is a mug shaped like a full body standing one-eyed horned cyclops. He is holding one arm akimbo with a big club in it -- and that arm serves as a handle for the mug. Hand finished with low fire food grade glazes. Glaze colors vary from piece to piece. Piece was inspired by The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) with its giant cyclops built by Ray Harryhausen and brought to life through the magic of stop animation. Harryhausen gave the cyclops a horn, goat legs, and cloven hooves, an idea based upon the concept of the Greek god Pan.
Mouth of the Serpent - Bone Edition - by MONDO
in 2 collections
This 24 oz. mug depicts Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, opening his mouth to reveal the skull of Mictlantehcuhtli, the Aztec god of the dead. According to artist, Urban Aztec (Jesse Hernandez), "This design symbolizes a common theme among the Aztec, the duality of life and death, one cannot exist without the other." This is the Bone variant limited to 515 pieces. There is also a regular first edition variant with a Brown & Turquoise glaze dual finish, an Emperor's Gold variant limited to 375 mugs, and an Emperor's Blood Edition variant (deep crimson red, yellow, and black) limited to 490 pieces.
Mouth of the Serpent - Emperor's Blood Edition - by MONDO
in 4 collections
This 24 oz. mug depicts Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, opening his mouth to reveal the skull of Mictlantehcuhtli, the Aztec god of the dead. According to artist, Urban Aztec (Jesse Hernandez), "This design symbolizes a common theme among the Aztec, the duality of life and death, one cannot exist without the other." This is the Emperor's Blood Edition variant (deep crimson red, yellow, and black) limited to 490 pieces. There is also a regular first edition variant with a Brown & Turquoise glaze dual finish, an Emperor's Gold variant limited to 375 mugs, and a Bone variant limited to 515 pieces.
Rum Demon - for Hades Hula House
in 1 collection
This is a red and black glazed standing tiki figure with devilish features, including sharp teeth, a long forked tongue, horns, and cloven hooves. It is standing on sort of a volcanic base. Measures 11 inches high and holds over a liter. "Hades Hula House Semaphore" on reverse. This was a collaborative effort between Wild tHing Creations, Big Toe, and Odd Rodney. Only 127 produced.
Trader Sam’s Papua New Guinea Tiki Mug - Brown - Walt Disney World
in 29 collections
Released August, 2020, in Florida. Sold in Walt Disney World gift shops probably due to the Polynesian Hotel and Grog Grotto being closed for remodeling. The iconic Trader Sams PNG tiki on the front with the words Trader Sam’s splashed across the back. The Disney stamp and serial number on the bottom.
King Tā Moko Mug - Dark Blue - for Esotico Miami
in 2 collections
Bust of a young Elvis wearing a dark blue Aloha shirt with black details, his face covered with traditional Māori tattoos. This design was released in other small editions with different colored shirts, including a lighter blue and a pink version. A limited edition mug was produced for Christmas 2019 where the shirt is replaced with a red, fur trimmed Santa Coat with a sprig of holly on the lapel.
Kali-Ma Bowl for False Idol
aka Three Skull Volcano Bowl for False Idol in 0 collections
This is a one-of-a-kind bowl hand made by Notch for False Idol and presented to them in October 2016. It is a volcano bowl with three large skulls around the outer edges. Presumably inspired by the dark version of Kali portrayed in the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom film.
King Tā Moko Mug - Light Blue - for Esotico Miami
aka Maori Tattoo Elvis Mug Blue Shirt in 8 collections
Bust of a young Elvis wearing a blue Aloha shirt, his face covered with traditional Māori tattoos. There are other shirt varieties, including pink and a darker blue with black detail. A limited edition mug was produced for Christmas 2019 where the shirt is replaced with a red, fur trimmed Santa Coat with a sprig of holly on the lapel.