Tiki Mugs
Tall Pony Express Ku Tiki Mug Yellow
in 3 collections
This tiki mug has a yellow glaze, with a white undercoat showing through on some of the details. Tiki has tongue sticking out.
Emeril Lagasse Tchoup Chop Pineapple Mug
in 1 collection
This light brown mug with green accents was manufactured for Emeril Lagasse's Tchoup Chop restaurant in Orlando, FL. The mug is shaped like a pineapple.
Royal Hawaiian Momotaro Mug
aka Royal Hawaiian Peach Boy Mug in 3 collections
This round yellow mug was manufactured for the Royal Hawaiian in Burlington, MA. It features Momotaro on the front who floated to shore in a peach and was discovered by his new parents. It is marked "Royal Hawaiian" in black raised letters on the back.
Mandarin Empress Mug
aka Mandarin Empress Fogcutter in 11 collections
This brown mug was manufactured by OMC for The Mandarin in Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, CA. It features a seated, Chinese woman wearing a headdress on the front and three Chinese symbols down the back.
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. Trader Vic (Bergeron) became a sort of mentor to Cecilia Chiang, especially when she moved to Ghirardelli Square where he had Senor Pico. Trader Vic brought columnist Herb Caen to The Mandarin, Caen wrote about it, and off it went. (Note: This writer was handling public relations for Trader Vic’s at that time.)
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) that used this Empress Mug, but was marked both "San Francisco and Beverly Hills" on bottom.
Rasta Tiki Shot Green
in 5 collections
This tiki shot depicts a head with "dreads" and full lips parted to show teeth. Glaze is green.
Da Bloody Roberto Loco
in 4 collections
This angry take on the world's cutest tiki (Tiki Bob) was designed and manufactured by Notch. Roberto Loco has round, beady eyes, a ridgy nose and eyebrows and a broad, menacing grin exposing his twelve angry teeth. This version is dripping with blood..
Tropic Isle Bucket Mug Green/Blue
in 0 collections
This green/blue mug was manufactured for the Tropic Isle restaurant in Surrey, BC. The mug resemble the standard OMC bucket mug but is fully glazed and only featured the Ku mask. The mug reads "Tropic Isle Surrey BC" on the back.
Shown on their menu to serve their house mai-tai.
Trader Pang's Flipper Mug Blue
in 1 collection
This tiki mug is blue, and is of a smiling tiki with a very large nose. The tiki's headdress comes down the side, as is sometimes seen with Kus, and there is an "X" pattern along the top rim. "Trader Pang's" is printed on the back.
Hu Ke Lau Dynasty Easter Islander
aka Hu Ke Lau DW128 Moai in 8 collections
Stylized moai design, tan/light brown color, with coffee-bean-like eyes, nostrils, and lips. Vertical "dashes" are indented into the mug all over. Likely derived from the Orchids of Hawaii R-72 mold. This version was manufactured for the Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee, MA.
Skull Fink Neko LTD
in 7 collections
Skull Fink Neko LTD is a limited edition mug produced by Munktiki. The mug is shaped like a cat. Each mug is different. He has crazy eyes and bad teeth, and his tongue is always dangling outside his mouth. Skull Fink Neko can be found in a wide variety of glazes and wearing a number of different hats.
Mandalay Bay Parrot Mug
in 6 collections
This parrot-shaped mug was manufactured for Manadaly Bay in Las Vegas, NV. The parrot is green, yellow and ornage and is perched on a bit of wood atop a round, white base marked "Mandalay Bay."
Tiki Torch Mug
aka GOTIKI Tiki Torch Mug in 11 collections
The Tiki Torch Mug was produced by GOTIKI. The base of the mug is a brown woven tiki torch. The lid is black with a straw hole on the sie and a small reservoir on the top for 151.