This green mug with a white interior is in the shape of an oriental man with a long braid holding a pipe. It reads "The Mandarin Ghiradelli Square San Francisco, California" on bottom. The Mandarin Restaurant was founded in 1968 by Chinese food doyenne Cecelia Sun Yun Chiang. What Julia Child did for French cooking in the United States, Cecilia Chiang did for Chinese cuisine in America. In the heyday of the Mandarin's success, Cecilia presided over an elegant restaurant that achieved a national reputation. Visitors from all over the country came to seek authentic and fine Chinese dining. She held cooking classes that saw students the likes of Julia Child, James Beard, Alice Waters, Marion Cunningham, Jeremiah Tower and Danny Kaye come through. This Ghirardelli Square stalwart closed its doors in 2006. However, the family legacy lives on...Chiang's son, Philip, is a co-founder of the restaurant chain P.F. Chang's. He also ran a sister version of the Mandarin in Beverly Hills (1975-2001).

This boar's tusk mug has a hand-painted Polynesian tattoo design and a rope-wrap at base. Measures 8.5" high and nearly 11" from base to tip by 3" wide. Each mug's glaze colors and tattoo work vary.

This is a shot glass marked for Tiki Oasis 18 and printed in teal blue script on a clear glass.

This is a double old fashioned glass featuring artwork by Tiki tOny of a Tiki. Marked "Ventiki Is 4 July 2017" on one side and "Keep Pouring More!!!" on other. This clear glass is printed in red, orange, and black.

This is a double old fashioned glass featuring artwork by Tiki tOny of a Tiki. Marked "Ventiki Fifth Anniversary" on front. This clear glass is printed in teal blue, golden yellow, and black.

This is a double rocks/loball/mai tai glass with teal and light blue Tiki designs.

This is a rocks glass with a scene from "South Seas Cinema" of a hula girl and sailor, lovers on a moonlit beach. Blue, black, and white graphics on a clear glass.

This is a double rocks loball glass with black, red, and blue graphics and lettering. The theme of this year was "Fantasy Island." Graphics feature a canoe with rowers and a Tiki head worked into the lettering.

This is a clear loball glass with alternating yellow and brown "boards" with tiki heads. This is his second glassware design. Grider is known for making custom parts for hot rods, motorcycles, plaques for car clubs, and most recently art and accessories made out of aluminum (including Tiki themed pieces).

This coconut-shaped mug was manufactured for Buzz's Original Steakhouse, Lanakai, Hawaii. It was created for their 55th Anniversary in 2017.

This mug is 3-sided with a different character on each. Beige overall with a brown top rim.

This is the second of Gecko's design using a base of five small tikis holding up the mug. This one, Da Big Puka, has a Ku-like look. This is a custom version with dark cherrywood finish, green stone (jade) glazed eyes, and intricate Maori carved details. The traditional reddish Maori stain was achieved with red ochre. The mythological origin of this important colour is as follows. There was much blood shed during the separation of Earth and Heaven, the primaeval parents. The blood of Heaven is sometimes seen as a red glow in the sky. The Maori call it papakura and they look to it for signs and omens. The blood of Earth and Heaven, flowed together and became deposits of red clay.  This is the origin of kokowai, the sacred red of the Maori. It is utilised in a number of traditional ceremonies. When applied in conjunction with a karakia (prayer) it becomes tapu. The kokowai was burned in a fire, ground into a fine powder and mixed with shark oil to make paint. This paint was then used as a stain.