Tiki Mugs
Trader Vic's Rabbits & Doves Bowl Yellow
in 1 collection
This large yellow bowl with a lid has a rabbits and doves theme. There is also a large brown version (1971) and a large white version (year unknown). Additionally, there are three smaller versions of the bowl (blue, brown, and yellow). The lid on the large versions has a rabbit head at top whereas the smaller version features a whole rabbit body. Large version stands about 7 inches tall and it's a little over 11 inches long and 6 inches wide.
Trader Sam's Tangaroa Cooler Neon Green Plastic First Edition
aka Trader Sam's Tangaroa Cooler Neon Green Plastic, Dole Whip Float Cup Neon Green in 6 collections
This is a hiball plastic mug featuring a Papua New Guinea style tiki faced shield on one side that has a second small tiki that forms the nose of the mask. On the other side, the smaller figure is carrying the mask like a surfboard. Designed by Marcus Gonzalez with sculpt by Tim Wollweber. This Tangaroa Cooler Dole Whip Float collectible souvenir cup was sold at the Tiki Juice Bar in Disneyland Park, plus Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar, Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill, and resort pool decks. It was issued in a neon green and a clear plastic version.
Trader Sam's Tangaroa Cooler Clear Plastic First Edition
aka Trader Sam's Tangaroa Cooler Clear Plastic, Dole Whip Float Cup Clear in 7 collections
This is a hiball plastic mug featuring a Papua New Guinea style tiki faced shield on one side that has a second small tiki that forms the nose of the mask. On the other side, the smaller figure is carrying the mask like a surfboard. Designed by Marcus Gonzalez with sculpt by Tim Wollweber. This Tangaroa Cooler Dole Whip Float collectible souvenir cup was sold at the Tiki Juice Bar in Disneyland Park, plus Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar, Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill, and resort pool decks. It was issued in a neon green and this clear plastic version.
Damon's Steakhouse 70th Anniversary Mug Brown & Turquoise Two-Tone Fade Glaze
aka Damon's Steakhouse 70th Anniversary Mug 7th Edition in 5 collections
This is a light brown hiball ceramic tumbler featuring the four Damon's Steakhouse monkey mascots. The first three monkeys are standing atop one another and reflect the Japanese pictorial maxim of "see no evil," "hear no evil," "speak no evil." The fourth monkey on the reverse is holding his stomach in an "eat no evil" gesture.
Trader Vic's 75th Anniversary of the Mai Tai Glass
in 5 collections
This mai tai glass was manufactured for Trader Vic's to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the mai tai. It reads "Trader Vic 75 Mai Tai Roa Ae" on front in orange and features graphics of palm trees and a figure with rum barrels in orange and green.
Gecko'z Stitch Custom
in 1 collection
This is a mug shaped like Stitch, the Disney character from the film Lilo and Stitch. As a custom piece, each is unique with different glaze colors and embellishments.
Redondo
in 16 collections
A full body tiki mug with bulging Bumatay-like eyes and a round "O" of a mouth with left hand clutching at bottom of mouth. This mug was inspired by a tiki support column at the Tiki apartments of Redondo Beach, CA. Glazed in satin brown with coral interior.
Ngero Mohoao For Tiki Cat 2nd Anniversary Brown
aka Wild Cat For Tiki Cat 2nd Anniversary Brown, Wild Cat For Tiki Cat 2nd Anniversary 2nd Edition in 9 collections
This one is called Ngero Mohoao — meaning “wild cat” in Maori. It is a standing tiki with almond eyes, hands held in front, and Maori inspired detailing. This mug was produced for the 2nd Anniversary of the TikiCat in Kansas City, MO. Of the 200 mugs, 100 were sold in the bar & 100 were sold through the TikiCat web page.
Moai Sophisticate White
in 6 collections
Moai Sophisticate was designed by Derek Yaniger for Tiki Farm. Glazed in white, this moai has a ski jump nose and a topknot on head. Hearkens back to the Moai Suave design from 9 years ago. The Moai Sophisticate was issued in black or white.
Riki Diki Brown For Trader Sam's Mug Trading Facebook Group
aka Riki Diki Brown For TSMT in 6 collections
A mug shaped lik a tiki head with coffee bean-shaped eyes and a wide smile with squarish clenched teeth. This mug is modeled after the mug that can be seen briefly on a desk in the movie, "Incredibles 2" (by Pixar). The film version is brown. This was also produced in a blue variant limited to 250 as well.
Benihana Sakura Girl Mug
aka Benihana Cherry Blossoms Girl With Fan in 1 collection
This white mug was manufactured for Benihana restaurants. The mug is shaped like a small girl in a cherry blossom print dress and holding a fan. "Sakura" means "cherry blossom" in Japanese.
Mod Bob
aka Mod Bob in 10 collections
This is a modernist interpretation of the classic Tiki Bob and a collaboration with design by Odd Rodney and both sculpted and originally manufactured by MiniTikiMeow (Carol Gravem). It is more of a lo-ball shape or slightly elongated coconut shape. The simple face is even more of a suggestion with one eye visible and the bridge of the nose slightly bent to follow the contours of the face. As an artist proof, glazes and other design elements are distinct and unique.
From Rodney: "The design is my attempt to bridge the gap between clean mid-century modern design and all of the character that Tiki embodies. The surface glaze is a 'matte copper brown'. Inside glaze is a light green with mottled brown."
The first release was sculpted and manufactured by MiniTikiMeow in 2019 based on one of Odd Rodneys pendant designs. The first edition created by Carol was limited to 50 pieces, 20 of which were sold with a matching ceramic pendant of the same design at Tiki Oasis in San Diego. The second edition is made by Odd Rodney using the same mold, clay slip, and glazes, but the glaze on the names on bottom of the mug is rubbed off to distinguish between the two versions.
The second edition was first sold around 4 Jun 2020.