Tiki Mugs
Orchids of Hawaii Bamboo Bundle Without Leaves Mug
aka OOH Bamboo Bundle Without Leaves Mug in 1 collection
This mug is designed to look like a bundle of bamboo sticks. Glaze is yellow-brown. Marked "Orchids of Hawaii" on bottom.
Hobbyist Duncan Tall Two Face Tiki Lighter
in 1 collection
This Tall Two Face Tiki Lighter comes from a mold manufactured by Duncan Home Ceramics. The mold was created in 1967. There is a different face on each side. The tiki has his thumbs up and is smiling on one side and his thumbs down and has a straight mouth on the other. Has a lighter insert at top, usually nickel plated.
Grass Skirt Tiki Mug Blue
in 1 collection
This mug has rounded eyes, a broad nose, and a wide mouth that is open and without teeth. The mug was designed by Yelena Stiers and manufactured by Don Drennan. This is the blue glazed version. Also made in green, tan and brown oxide glazes.
Johnny Quong's Squatting Tiki Mug
aka Johnny Quong's Zombi Mug in 1 collection
The tiki is crouching with his hands locked just under his knees. His bulging eyes have white cold paint and his mouth is closed and protruding with a thin red line of cold paint across them.
Johnny Quong's Hawaiian Ku Tiki Mug
aka OMC Ku Tiki Mug in 1 collection
This Ku mug is unglazed tan, with a brown glazed rim and interior. Marked "Johnny Quong's The Hawaiian, Salt Lake City, Utah".
Shag Skull Spice Bottle
in 1 collection
This spice bottle is shaped like a skull with different sized eye sockets and no lower jaw. This spice bottle was box packaged in a set of six different colored skull bottles (pink, blue, green, white, purple, yellow). 2006 Japan release.
Tropical Bistro Headhunter Mug Green
in 2 collections
Identical to the Kahiki Headhunter mug. Although essentially shaped like a moai, he has short ears and very protruding lips. He has woodgrain striping all over. Bottom either not marked or marked with a TB monogram.
Hu Ke Lau Ku Mug
aka Hu Ke Lau Orchids of Hawaii Ku Mug, Hu Ke Lau Ku Mug in 2 collections
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.
The Town House Hawaiian Room Tiki Mug - Light Matte Brown
in 1 collection
This standing full-bodied Ku Tiki mug, with large bow-shaped mouth and trailing headdress, is from the Hawaiian Room at The Town House Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. This mug is double sided. It is pictured on their drink menu and was used to serve the "Moloka Monsoon." It came in both this light matte brown and a darker glossy version.
Chiki Tiki Bamboo Mug - for the Mai-Kai
in 1 collection
This mug, shaped like a bundle of bamboo, was manufactured by Chiki Tiki. "Mai Kai Ft. Lauderdale" is printed on the front base.
The Islands Phoenix Fu Manchu
aka The Islands Phoenix Fu Manchu Straight Taper in 1 collection
This is a mug featuring a stylized stereotypical Asian male face with a long mustache, commonly referred to as a Fu Manchu mug. Chinese symbols on the back side. The bottom is marked "The Islands Phoenix."
Hula Girl & Palm Tree Mug - Standing & Facing Away - by Dorothy Kindell
aka No. 2-A in 2 collections
This mug is shaped like a palm tree trunk with a hula girl holding onto it from behind while facing outward. The trunk is a light brownish beige and the hula girl is finely detailed with black hair, a yellow frond skirt, and a yellow and red flower lei. This is the standing version. There are also two other variants, one where the hula girl is facing and holding the palm tree (2-B) and one where the hula girl is kneeling away from the tree but her hands are over her head to hold onto the palm tree behind her (2-C). These were advertised as either mugs or vases, whichever use the buyer wanted them to have.