This is an unauthorized version of Crazy Al's The Lucky Tiki. It is shorter and somewhat distorted from the original.
The Lucky Tiki was designed by Crazy Al Evans in 2007 and was based on one of his original carvings. The tiki is holding a stack of four skulls and has a pineapple on his forehead and a horseshoe on his chin. His eyes are squinted shut and his mouth is open exposing his teeth and tongue.
Notable in this knockoff is the lack of any maker markings, and much lower detail around the mouth and on the stack of skulls than Al's original.
This version is marked for The Lost Lei in Austin on the lower front and is glazed in a green wipe finish.
The Lost Lei produced many mugs soon after opening that used unauthorized designs from Tiki Farm and Lost Lake in Chicago. After controversy boiled over, they decided to pull these from shelves and quit using them at their bar, but they have sold continuously on the secondary market nonetheless, through eBay and other channels.
Production
- Designer
- Crazy Al
- Producer
- The Lost Lei
Release
Physical Characteristics
- Material
- Ceramic
- Shape
- Tiki
- Colour
- Light Green
- Imagery
- Tiki
- Marking
- "The Lost Lei Austin" on lower front and "The Lost Lei" on lower reverse as well.
- Notes
- wipe green finish