Tiki Kon 2023 Event Mug - Happy Traveler Face Edition - by VanTiki

a.k.a. Version A, Final Voyage S.S. Mai Tai Mug 2023 in 3 collections

This Happy Traveler Face Edition is one of three box-shaped mugs (square buckets) issued for the 2023 Tiki Kon in Portland, Oregon.

These three versions (A, B, and C on bottoms) hearken back to prior Tiki Kon mugs done by VanTiki.

This version (A) hearkens back to the Happy Traveler Menehune mug issued in 2015 that was in turn based on an idol which is currently on display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. The tiki face side has half-circle eyes, a small narrow nose, and an elliptical/oval mouth. The other versions feature a winking face with tongue sticking out (C, which has the face of the 2020 Eye of the Tiki), and a tiki face with a dog-bone shaped mouth (B, which has the face of the 2018 Volcano mug).

Production

Designer
VanTiki
Manufacturer
VanTiki
Producer
VanTiki
Production Count
150

Release

Date
30 Jun 2023
Cost
USD 109.00

Physical Characteristics

Material
Ceramic
Shape
Bucket
Colour
Beige / Brown
Imagery
Tiki
Marking
"Tiki" and "Kon" on two of the sides. "Vantiki A 2023" on bottom with number out of 150.
Distinguishing Characteristics
beige with brown wipe glaze

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Source
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Source URL
facebook.com

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Date Created
10 Jul 2023
Date Updated
15 Aug 2023
Author
Dixon Grayce
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