Tiki Mugs
Health Tiki Mug Green
aka T6268 in 0 collections
This is a mug shaped like a Tiki head with a mouth full of clenched teeth and with slanted almond eyes. No markings. It also has a smaller matching shot mug. Available in a green, a brown, and a blue glaze.
Tiki tOny & Cory Bluemling Wheel Thrown Volcano Mug
in 0 collections
This volcano tiki mug was thrown on a potter's wheel by Cory Bluemling, then detailed and glazed by Tiki tOny. Size and glazes vary.
Dynasty Karate Punch Bucket Mug
aka DW543-Karate Punch in 3 collections
This is a mug in a classic "bucket" shape, with men doing karate on the sides. Outside is unglazed tan bisque, interior and lip is glazed brown. Marked "Karate Punch". This is the later Dynasty version, and the exterior is a lighter tan the other earlier versions of this design.
Hab-i-tudes Tiki-Kona Lantern in Crystal Yellow
in 0 collections
This is a stoneware Tiki lantern with a metal hanger/handle. The mouth, eyes, and a tossed box pattern around the top are open to allow light through. They were made in Jordan Blue, Mystic Green, Cafe Brown, Crystal Yellow, and White Leather. This is the Crystal Yellow version. Designed by David Bishop. The Tiki-Kona Lantern was followed by the Tiki-Maui Lantern (2013). It has the same color selections. The designs are similar but not identical. An easy way to distinguish between the two is by looking at the mouth. The Maui lantern appears to be smiling while the Kona lantern is not.
Treasure Craft Fish Bowl
aka Treasure Craft #391 in 5 collections
This fish shaped bowl was manufactured by Treasure Craft. Colorful glaze interior with traditional brown matte exterior. Various sea fauna around rim.
Aztec God Mug
aka Tlaloc Mug in 3 collections
This turquoise blue Aztec God mug has an ancient looking crackle finish. It is a representation of Tlaloc, the god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god, but also a wrathful deity. He is responsible for both floods and droughts. Tlaloc is commonly depicted as a goggle-eyed blue being with jaguar fangs.
Joyce Chen Foo Dog Mug
aka Joyce Chen Guardian Lion Mug in 1 collection
This white mug features a green Foo Dog on the front, with open mouth, resting his paw on an embroidered ball. The mug was used at Joyce Chen Restaurants. Chen opened her first restaurant in 1958. It was located at Central Square on Mass. Ave. in Cambridge. It was halfway between Harvard and MIT. It was a tiny take-out place and in no time people lined up to get Chinese food of a kind that few Americans had ever tasted. A few years later she opened the next restaurant in north Cambridge and more would follow. In 1962, she published The Joyce Chen Cookbook. In 1968, she starred in her own cooking show. She is credited with popularizing the Mandarin style of Chinese cooking in the United States. Chen died of Alzheimer’s disease in 1994. Her namesake restaurant closed in 1998. Chinese guardian lions or "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
Johnny Sens Tall Peanut Mug
in 6 collections
This Tiki mug has a sort of peanut-shaped body, with an aggressive sharp-toothed head, and lined end caps at top and bottom. It resembles a combination of the Orchids R-3 and the Treasure Craft Tiki mug. Many are marked "Johnny Sens N.O. L.A." on back near bottom. Likely, the mold got picked up and used extensively by other hobbyists afterwards. Glazed in a variety of colors.
Lola Lo Puffa Fish Bowl
in 2 collections
This is a bowl shaped like a puffer fish. Glazed in a light blue exterior and interior. Measures 6" wide and 9.5" long.
Don the Beachcomber Kona Grog Pitcher
in 2 collections
This is a small brown pitcher marked "Don the Beachcomber Kona Grog." The "Don the Beachcomber" lettering is in a jagged banner or driftwood plaque. There is also a very similarly made Islander Coffee Grog Pitcher. 5" tall by 7" wide with handle (without handle is 5.5").
The Islands Phoenix Palm Tree Bowl
in 1 collection
This bowl from The Islands in Phoenix, Arizona has palm trees on one side, and open ocean on the other. Painted on a white pedestal bowl base.
Anatomical Heart Sharer
aka Till Death Do Us Part Heart Mug in 2 collections
This is a mug shaped like an anatomical heart for two to share a drink out of. Designed for the Eat Your Heart Out Anatomical Valentines Shop, this mug features ventricle holes for straws and the words “Til Death Do Us Part.”