Tiki Mugs
Hawaii Kai Asian Deity Head Mug
in 8 collections
This mug was used at the Hawaii Kai in New York City. It is not a tiki, but rather the head of a male Asian Deity, with three flowers across the headdress, jughandle ears, and earrings. Glazed in gray-beige.
Wahine Rum Barrel
aka Trader Dick's Wahine Rum Barrel in 3 collections
Older rum barrel with a lovely topless wahine, who acts as the mug's handle. Barrel is brown, black and white on outside, white inside, wahine is nicely painted. Marked "Trader Dick's Fine Old XXX Rum" on side of barrel. This was not used at Trader Dick's in Sparks, Nevada, but rather was a promotional item for a brand of rum in Australia.
Tiki Bob's Grimacing Tiki Mug
aka Tiki Bob's Fierce Tiki Mug in 6 collections
This mug was used in Tiki Bob's in San Francisco, but is unmarked. Features a more traditional tiki than their more famous logo tiki mug, this one has a proper grimace on his face. Unglazed tan exterior, deep brown glazed rim and interior. Some are marked "Tiki Bob" on back.
Aloha Jhoe's Moai Mug
in 6 collections
This rich red-brown moai mug is from Aloha Jhoe's in Palm Springs. It has the Aloha Jhoe's Duk-Duk figure logo, "Aloha Jhoe's" in vertical lettering, and "Palm Springs" all in black on the back of the mug.
Duk-Duk is a secret society, part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, in the South Pacific. In ritual dances, members of the society invoke the male spirit duk duk and female spirit tubuan depending on which mask the dancer wears. The dancers are always male despite the fact that some are performing the role of female spirits. Women and children were forbidden to look at these figures. Both types of mask are cone-shaped and are constructed of cane and fibre, with short, bushy capes of leaves. Traditionally the duk duk was taller than the tubuan and was faceless. The tubuan had circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth painted on a dark background. In addition to the mask, leaves cover the torso of the dancers so that only their legs are visible.
Lucky Tiki Rarotongan Green
aka Green Tangaroa in 14 collections
This mug is from Tiki Farm, here it is stamped with the Lucky Tiki logo on the back. Pale green, rarotongan shape, as also seen in a Tiki Farm four-tiki set.
Tiki Bob's Chow N' Grog
in 12 collections
This is the logo tiki mug for Tiki Bob's, originally created for the original Tiki Bob's, but this more rare version is labeled "Tiki Bob's Chow N' Grog" which is also a phrase used on their original menus. Serenely happy and simple tiki face in white against a rich brown pole backdrop, with black painted mouth and eye details.
Sheraton Coconut Beach Mug
aka Coconut Cooler Mug in 11 collections
This coconut is shaped like a coconut with its outer husk intact, which in real life would probably be green, but the mug has the rich brown color of the inner, more instantly recognizeable coconut. Marked "Sheraton Coconut Beach" and "Kauai" in raised letters on one side, marked "Coconut Cooler" in raised letters on the reverse.
Islander Coconut Mug
in 28 collections
This is a coconut mug from the Islander restaurant in Stockton, California, and is marked as such on the bottom.
OMC Fu Manchu Indented Sides
in 31 collections
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. There are two Otagiri Fu Manchus, this one has a slight indent at the chin near the base, almost giving it a pedestal, the other has sides that taper straight to the base.
Trader Dick's Easter Islander Mug
aka Dynasty Easter Islander in 29 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. Marked "Trader Dick's" in raised letters on back.
Samurai Helmet Mug Brown
in 17 collections
This is a mug shaped like a samurai's helmet, fairly detailed, with a rich brown glaze.
Islander Three Tiki Bowl
aka Island Chief Bowl for The Stockton Islander in 7 collections
This pinkish-brown rounded triangle bowl is held up by three squatting tikis with pointed heads. Marked "Islander Stockton Calif" in black on bottom. Similar bowl found at Trader Dick's in Sparks.