Tiki Mugs
Papua-Ooma-Mow-Mow Cocoa Boom
aka Squidalu Drum Mug, Squid and Babalu Drum Mug Gallery Series in 5 collections
This drum-shaped mug is a collaboration between artists Squid and Babalu. The drum is carved by Squid, the bird by Babalu. The name is inspired by the Trashmen's 1963 hit, "Surfin' Bird." The design is a very traditional Papua New Guinea drum. This is from the Gallery Series of the mug: Cocoa Boom is dark brown, with beige stitching on the drum head.
Papua-Ooma-Mow-Mow Jungle Fire
aka Squidalu Drum Mug, Squid and Babalu Drum Mug Gallery Series in 3 collections
This drum-shaped mug is a collaboration between artists Squid and Babalu. The drum is carved by Squid, the bird by Babalu. The name is inspired by the Trashmen's 1963 hit, "Surfin' Bird." The design is a very traditional Papua New Guinea drum. This is from the Gallery Series of the mug: Jungle Fire is brown, with dark brown stitching on the drum head.
Papua-Ooma-Mow-Mow Ohana Edition
aka Squidalu Drum Mug, Squid and Babalu Drum Mug in 2 collections
This drum-shaped mug is a collaboration between artists Squid and Babalu. The drum is carved by Squid, the bird by Babalu. The name is inspired by the Trashmen's 1963 hit, "Surfin' Bird." The design is a very traditional Papua New Guinea drum. This is from the Ohana Luau at the Lake 2010 event: it is gray, with a pale drum head.
Cook Island II
in 11 collections
This tiki mug by Bosko is inspired by the Cook Island style of tiki. It is very angluar, with eyes of triangles inside of diamonds. The glaze is deep blue, with an olive green overwash.
Bosko Bug Eye Tiki Mug
in 12 collections
This tiki mug from Bosko has bulging, rounded eyes and a gaping fish-like mouth. The speckled glaze is "temperamental," ranging from brown to ochre to yellow-ish.
Trader Vic's Los Angeles Tiki Mug Green
in 27 collections
This green mug was designed by Marcus Pizutti and manufactured by Tiki Farm for Trader Vic's in Los Angeles, CA. The tiki is a full body Ku with an upturned chin, football-shaped eyes and a tall headdress. He's sassy!
Frankie's Tiki Room Malekula II Mug in Black & Blue
in 76 collections
This is the new version of Frankie's Tiki Room's Malekula mug, and it bears no resemblance to the earlier one. It is a black moai, including shoulders, with Frankie's Tiki Room on the back ("Frankie's" is in bright blue letters). The interior glaze is bright blue.
Tiki-Kate's Last Tiki Mug
aka Tiki-Kate's New Home in 1 collection
This is the urn that holds the ashes of Tiki-Kate, the much-beloved Ooga-Mooga mug expert.
Kate passed away in 2010 after a battle with cancer. She asked her dear friend, the mug artist Dave "Squid" Cohen, to create this urn for her. She was able to see it, in pre-fired form, before she passed away.
The urn has four Papua New Guinea-style shields, protecting her on all sides. It is topped with a small Papua New Guinea tiki, to guard her forever, and keep her company.
Slickster Blue
in 4 collections
This tiki mug was designed by Ghost and produced by Tiki Farm in a limited edition for the Tiki Farm 10th Anniversary event at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. The mug is a very modern design, with big, gritted teeth, bulging oval eyes, and a tall, angularly-lined headdress. The back has three overlapping hook-like designs that give the appearance of flames. It has a dark green underglaze, washed over with a pale blue-gray.
Lil' Waha Nui Brown
in 11 collections
This tiki mug was designed by Joe Vitale and produced by Tiki Farm as a limited edition for Tiki Farm's 10th Anniversary event at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. The mug has a gaping, open mouth with round, nubbin teeth, and an arching headdress in the style of a Hawaiian chieftain. The mug has split marks all over, as if it were cut from wood. The glaze is brown.
Mr. G Is Stoked! Turquoise
in 8 collections
This tiki mug was designed by Mr. G and produced by Tiki Farm for the Tiki Farm 10th Anniversary event at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. The mug is of a somewhat traditional Ku-like figure, holding a surfboard behind its back. The glaze is a turquoise blue wash.
Mana-Mana Green
aka Mana-Mana Limited Edition in 8 collections
This mug was designed by AtomicTonyTiki and produced by Tiki Farm for the Tiki Farm 10th Anniversary event at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. The mug is a beautiful jade green color, and the tiki is in the style of a traditional Maori figure. The tiki is holding a smaller tiki head in its hands.