Tiki Mugs
Drunken Moai Black
aka Bosko Drunken Moai Black in 3 collections
The Drunken Moai was designed and produced by Bosko. The mug is matte black with a white interior and is shaped like a tall Moai with a pointed nose, long ears and a slightly upturned closed mouth. Most noticeable is the bendy curve in the entire vessel, which gives the mug a leaning or "drunken" appearance. In addition to the regular issue, there were also Artist Proofs (mottled green and other colors).
Siamese Skull Super Limited Edition
aka Siamese Skull SLTD, Conjoined Skulls in 3 collections
This is a mug shaped like a set of conjoined or "Siamese" skulls. Glazed in a 50/50 Yin/Yang style with black on one side and white on the other. There is also a Limited Edition (LTD) of 100 pieces.
Multicolor Woodgrain Aloha Hawaii Ashtray
in 0 collections
This brown ashtray with multicolor detailing features a palm tree, pineapple, sailboat, Diamondhead, and reads "Aloha Hawaii" at top. Part of a set, including a hula girl mug, handled coffee mug, S&P set, and other pieces.
Multicolor Woodgrain Handled Aloha Hawaii Diamondhead Coffee Mug
in 1 collection
This brown coffee mug with multicolor detailing and handle features a beach scene with Diamondhead in background. The front of the mug reads "Aloha Hawaii". Part of a set, including an ashtray, handled hula girl mug, S&P set, and other pieces.
Multicolor Woodgrain Aloha Hawaii Salt & Pepper Set
in 2 collections
This brown S&P set with multicolor detailing features a palm tree, pineapple, Diamondhead, and reads "Aloha Hawaii" at top. Part of a set, including a hula girl mug, handled coffee mug, ashtray, and other pieces.
Vardon's Beachcomber Shot Glass
in 1 collection
This is a shot glass with a palm tree image on front marked for Vardon's Beachcomber. Vardon's opened on 01/23/1956 and is described in a Grosse Pointe News ad as having "bamboo and driftwood decor." They served tropical drinks and were located at E. Jefferson at Nine Mile.
Aqua Tiki - Second Edition - Brown - by Flounder - for The High Dive
in 6 collections
This is a mug shaped like a Tiki wearing a diving helmet. It has a brown glaze. The helmet is covered with coral mass growths and has a small octopus clinging to the reverse. This is the open edition which is 15% smaller than the original two-tone edition. This variant is marked for the High Dive bar with a heat decal on reverse.
Greetings From Lono
in 14 collections
This is a Lono-shaped mug wrapped around a piece of bamboo (which is more visible from the back). It comes in a variety of glaze colors.
Péché 6th Anniversary Luau Party Tiki mug
in 0 collections
This is a mug shaped like a Tiki in western clothes rodeo riding on a wild boar. Bluish-green glaze. It was designed/manufactured by PopTiki for Péché's (208 W. 4th St., Austin, TX) 6th Anniversary Luau Party. The design is a riff on the 2014 Texas Tiki Week mug (http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=6890) and the event was sponsored by Bacardi, whose logo is on the back of the mug.
Rivermaid Tiki Mug
in 27 collections
This is a fog cutter shaped mug depicting a "rivermaid" who resembles a catfish/mermaid, and her sunken hollow tree log filled with grisly shrunken heads. It has a wipe-away green finish to pick out all the details of the sculpt. It was designed by Darick Maasen, sculpted by Mike Doran, and manufactured by Tiki Farm for the Shrunken Head Tropic Lounge in Jefferson City, Missouri. Of the edition of 1,000 - 567 went to fulfill Kickstarter pledges, leaving 433 for bar use/brick-and-mortar sales. More can be seen at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1855451347/shrunken-head-tropic-lounge-rivermaid-tiki-mug/description
Reaper Mug - Limited Edition
aka Grim Reaper Mug, Hooded Skull Mug in 10 collections
This mug is shaped like the hooded skull of the Grim Reaper.
This limited edition originally came in a choice of two color combinations: black hood and bleached white skull, and the "Skeletor" version with a yellowed skull and purple hood.
Later, there was a Super Limited Edition Acid Reaper limited to 25 pieces (with a red skull and blue/green hood).
Additional special editions of this design include a Black Friday Edition, Day of Gold Edition, a Bwana Spoons Edition, and a Delivery Boy Edition for Pizza Morte (Pizza Reaper Edition).
Acid Reaper - Super Limited Edition Mug
aka Grim Reaper Acid Coloration SLTD Mug, Hooded Skull Mug SLTD, Acid Reaper SLTD in 1 collection
This mug is shaped like the hooded skull of the Grim Reaper. It has a red skull with a blue/green hood. Limited to 25 pieces.
It was preceded by a limited edition which came in a choice of two color combinations: black hood and bleached white skull, and the "Skeletor" version with a yellowed skull and purple hood.
Additional special editions of this design include a Black Friday Edition, Day of Gold Edition, a Bwana Spoons Edition, and a Delivery Boy Edition for Pizza Morte (Pizza Reaper Edition).