Tiki Mugs

This mug is based on a vintage 10' tall carving of a Frigate Bird done by Jim Casey that originated in 1960 with the opening of the Kona Kai in Philadelphia. It sat above their entryway originally and was salvaged when the Kona Kai was demolished in 1985. Later, it was purchased for Max's along with several other pieces in the Jordan Reichek collection which were catalogued by Sven Tiki in his exhibition catalogue book, The Art of Tiki, in 2017.

This mug was preceded by an ultra detailed version limited to 25 pieces and hand-painted by Max's in-house ceramics crew (Olivia, Elise, and Jerry "Bertiki " or "The Rainbow Professor").

This is the less detailed regular limited edition of 200 pieces which are 40% smaller than the Super Limited version.

A green and white mug featuring a cactus with a Birdman Tiki carved into the front. Design based on the Birdman Tiki, carved by Barney West and erected in 1962, outside of Trader Vic's in Old Town Scottsdale, AZ.

This event mug was issued for the fourth annual Arizona Tiki Oasis, the twin event to the San Diego Tiki Oasis, and held on April 28th-May 1st, 2022. This was held at the Valley Ho resort (est. 1956) in Old Town Scottsdale.

The mug was issued with the "Deluxe Evening Resort Pass" which was a value of $200, and $100 more than the "Regular Evening Resort Pass" without mug, so initial value can be estimated at $100.

A mug shaped like the skull of a rare bird species known as the Rhinoceros Hornbill, which can be found in the jungle treetops of VanTiki Island.

This species of exotic jungle bird skull mug follows after earlier jungle bird skull mugs which were extremely popular and Vantiki issued in several color-ways.

This mug is based on a vintage 10' tall carving of a Frigate Bird done by Jim Casey that originated in 1960 with the opening of the Kona Kai in Philadelphia. It sat above their entryway originally and was salvaged when the Kona Kai was demolished in 1985. Later, it was purchased for Max's along with several other pieces in the Jordan Reichek collection which were catalogued by Sven Tiki in his exhibition catalogue book, The Art of Tiki, in 2017.

*NOTE: This is an exclusive 1/1 version of the Kona Kai Frigate Bird mug created for Max's South Seas Hideaway, but this version is mounted on a piece of wood from the Ward Warehouse and features special detailing and Kustomization by Gecko.

From Tiki Farm:

"Ladies and gentlemen and all you kool-kat fans of the hippest Beatnik Tiki artist on the planet, Derek Yaniger, welcome to our newest premier!

If you follow the Farm, you’ll know that in our 22 years of bringing you our groovy wares, Derek Yaniger is our standout artist for everything and anything that resonates and warms your Far-Out Fascinations with Beatnik-inspired Tiki mugs! Derek’s art and style are stand-alone as the authentic dealio! Others may replicate, but Derek is THE man and Derek will captivate! My friends, you’ve just stepped back into the 1950’s Heyday of Googie-Tiki style here!

'Island Style' features our Island seductress (hubba-hubba), flanked by Yaniger-style Tikis, funky fish, a whacked-out birdie, guitar playin’ hipster and a Tiki Torch thrown in for good measure, Island Style’s got it goin’ on and will whisk you away to the sandy shores of WITH-IT BEACH!

Artist: Derik Yaniger

Original release year: 2022

Capacity: 18.5 oz.

Material: Ceramic stoneware

Height: 7 1/8 inches"

The 4th in the Papua New Guinea style Birdman mask mug series by Jungle Modern Ceramics.

This mug features a dancer on the front in a feather headdress and a long-beaked Scarlet Ibis on the reverse (which is one of the national birds of Trinidad and Tobago).

The shape flares outward at top and bottom in typical fog cutter fashion.

It was a promotional item used by the Angostura spirits company and featured in several select bars.

Brown glazed exterior with blue interior.

Measures: 3 1/4" wide and 7 1/4" tall.

A mug shaped like a Tiki with the Jungle Bird's bird logo on his forehead and long nubby headdress hanging down the back. Glazed in black wipe-away glaze to leave darker recesses and make details stand out. Premiered end of July 2019.

A mug shaped like a standing brown-glazed figure wearing a blue, white, yellow, and red bird mask, and with a feather necklace.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"All hail the bird king! We’ve come across a lot of amazing things on our travels, but none more festive than the ceremony of a tribe who adorned themselves in masks and feathers to pay homage to a peculiar flock of singing birds.

The Bird King was designed by Very Good Tiki, sculpted by Patrick Vassar and hand crafted by Monkey Skull. Limited Edition 200."

There is also a super limited edition with green-glazed figure.

From Horror In Clay:

"Mysterious Inuhele Island abounds with all manner of wonderous things. Their avian diversity is particularly amazing, with birds and birbs of all flavours roaming the skies. While the volcano is home to a giant firey bird of prey, the little garnish phoenixes build nests of cinnamon all over the island and dance and play in the sparks of 1000 small fires.

The colorful Jungle Birbs and Birbs of Paradise 'Garnish Phoenix' mugs from Inuhele: Atanta's Tiki Weekend were so popular they sold out waaaay faster than anticipated. We didn't want to dilute the numbered edition by making more, but are offering an open edition of the sculpt in 'wood' and 'stone' versions."

A gold toucan bird perched with its mouth open. There is also a mint green glaze.

An iridescent toucan bird perched with its mouth open. There is also a gold glaze version and a mint green glaze version that preceded this one.

This mug is based on a vintage 10' tall carving of a Frigate Bird done by Jim Casey that originated in 1960 with the opening of the Kona Kai in Philadelphia. It sat above their entryway originally and was salvaged when the Kona Kai was demolished in 1985. Later, it was purchased for Max's along with several other pieces in the Jordan Reichek collection which were catalogued by Sven Tiki in his exhibition catalogue book, The Art of Tiki, in 2017.

There was a larger and ultra detailed Super Limited version limited to 25 pieces hand-painted by Max's in-house ceramics crew (Olivia, Elise, and Jerry "Bertiki " or "The Rainbow Professor"). There was also a less detailed regular limited edition of 200 pieces which are 40% smaller than the Super Limited version.

This is an Artist Proof (AP) of the regular limited edition pieces, same size as those in the edition of 200, but as artist proofs each one is unique in glaze color and details.

This mug is based on a vintage 10' tall carving of a Frigate Bird done by Jim Casey that originated in 1960 with the opening of the Kona Kai in Philadelphia. It sat above their entryway originally and was salvaged when the Kona Kai was demolished in 1985. Later, it was purchased for Max's along with several other pieces in the Jordan Reichek collection which were catalogued by Sven Tiki in his exhibition catalogue book, The Art of Tiki, in 2017.

Along with the mug came an 8 1/2" x 14" poster of the original Kona-Ka architectural plans by Armet & Davis (Los Angeles Architectural Firm).

This is the ultra detailed version limited to 25 pieces and are hand-painted by Max's in-house ceramics crew (Olivia, Elise, and Jerry "Bertiki " or "The Rainbow Professor"). There is also a less detailed regular limited edition of 200 pieces which are 40% smaller than the Super Limited version.

A mug shaped like a Tiki with the Jungle Bird's bird logo on his forehead and long nubby headdress hanging down the back. Glazed in coral.

This mug is shaped like a dodo bird standing over a rum crate, rum bottles, and a glass float. This Doug Horne concept and design was based on an earlier painting he did for the bar, "The Captain & His Companion". Released July 16th, 2020.

A light mint green toucan bird perched with its mouth open. There is also a gold glaze.

This mug is shaped like a dodo bird standing over a rum crate, rum bottles, and a glass float. This Doug Horne concept and design was based on an earlier painting he did for the bar, "The Captain & His Companion". The limited edition in brown was released July 16th, 2020. This Super Limited Edition in full color was limited to 5 pieces only and sold through eBay auctions on January 22nd, 2021 by Eekum Bookum as sets along with the Super Limited Captain Mallory mugs.

A black bodied toucan with red headcrest, green beak, and yellow claws. He also has white cowrie shell eyes and a strand of cowrie shells on his head.

From Tiki Farm:

"Designed to be a sidekick to our Peg Leg Party Parrot, 'The Toucanator' is right on point. Artist Tim Wollweber gave him tattoo markings on his beak, partially recognizable as Papua New Guinea tattoos & pictographs that represent birds & feathers & wind, just to get some real world reference onto this mug. The headdress of 'The Toucanator' is reminiscent of a high chief. Colorized in an island-style scheme, the red, green and yellow give this bird the pop of color this dark creature needed to mingle at 'The Party'.

Artist: Tim Wollweber

Original release year: 2022 Capacity: 14 oz. Material: Ceramic stoneware Height: 8 3/8 inches "

This mug made its debut at Tiki Oasis 2022. Later sold by Tiki Farm online as well.

From Tiki Diablo:

"This is the bone edition with hand painted bird

This vintage inspired mug is made for our favorite bar, Beach Bum Berry's Latitude 29 in New Orleans. No big deal.... Just the man responsible for the tropical cocktail revival, we're welcome!🍹

This mug stands about 8.5" tall and holds about 18 oz.

These are low fire and hand made so hand wash and take care

We had fun making these I hope you have have fun drinking out of them ❤️‍🔥

Limit one pretty please!!! thank you! and cheers!!"

This ceramic mug depicts a tropical bird constructed using various cocktail garnishes. It is the official 2022 event mug of Inuhele, Atlanta’s Tiki and Polynesian Pop Weekend. It was designed by Jonathan Chaffin of Horror in Clay, sculpted by John Mulder, and manufactured in the United States by Eekum Bookum. Produced in either a "Birb of Paradise" edition with Orange along back or in a "Jungle Birb" edition with Green back.

This ceramic mug depicts a tropical bird constructed using various cocktail garnishes. It is the official 2022 event mug of Inuhele, Atlanta’s Tiki and Polynesian Pop Weekend. It was designed by Jonathan Chaffin of Horror in Clay, sculpted by John Mulder, and manufactured in the United States by Eekum Bookum. Produced in either a "Birb of Paradise" edition with Orange along back or in a "Jungle Birb" edition with Green back.

This is an Easter island Moai with topknot designed by Tank Standing Buffalo for Tiki Farm.

From Tiki Farm:

"We proudly bring you a classic Tiki mug design, but with a unique 'Tank-twist'. Rongo-Rongo is an inspiration of the majestic Moai Tiki Gods of Easter Island.

Created for us by our brand-new Art Director himself, Tank Standing Buffalo! Tank created his version of the Tangata Manu (bird man) on the backside and kept with stylings of some of the behemoth statues, maintaining the topknot (Pukao) feature as well, found on some of the Moai on Easter Island!

Glazed in a dusty lava-inspired gray with a black wash, Rongo Rongo stands 7 1/2 inches in height and holds 12 oz."

A collaboration between Carol Gravem aka Minitikimeow and Ken Ruzic. Based on one of Ken’s paintings of the same name from 2013. Some of the drum detailing had white eyes, and some black.

Premiered at the Arizona Tiki Oasis Marketplace on Saturday, April 29, 10am to 4pm, and Sunday, April 30, 10am to 2pm.

The Bird Edition was followed by a Croc Edition with crocodile handle which premiered for sale at Tiki Oasis 2023.

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is glazed in almond brown. This color-way was followed by a blue wipe "Ghost Edition" and a white with black wipe "Bone Edition".

A pink toucan bird perched with its mouth open. This was their special Valentine's Day glaze. There is also a light green mint, a gold, and an iridescent glaze.

From Taboo Relics:

"The Grand Bouquet.

101 pieces will be available. These are ready to ship. We wanted it to be in your hands in time for the holidays.

$200 (+$15 shipping).

This project has been a huge milestone for us. Without a doubt, this was a passion project. This is my dream mug.

I wanted the vivid colors, and distinct features that are evocative of paradise. The matte exterior that showcases the softness of the flowers. I wanted a traditional theme with a completely non-traditional design. I wanted a bold, dramatic edge. I want this to be a statement piece.

Thank you all for being so patient while we got this ready, we just wanted to make sure it was right.

Each mug will include a Hibiscus umbrella from our friends @the_tiny_umbrella ! The colors matched so perfectly, we are thrilled to be able to share them with you."

This is a mug shaped like a fiery phoenix with wings outspread.

A mug shaped like a standing green-glazed figure wearing a blue, white, yellow, and red bird mask, and with a feather necklace.

From Lost Temple Traders:

"All hail the bird king! We’ve come across a lot of amazing things on our travels, but none more festive than the ceremony of a tribe who adorned themselves in masks and feathers to pay homage to a peculiar flock of singing birds.

The Bird King was designed by Very Good Tiki, sculpted by Patrick Vassar and hand crafted by Monkey Skull. Super Limited Edition of 20."

There is also a limited edition of 200 with brown-glazed figure.

A mug shaped like a Tiki with the Jungle Bird's bird logo on his forehead and long nubby headdress hanging down the back. Glazed in light blue. Released June 8th, 2022.

A black bodied toucan with blue headcrest, orange beak, and orange claws. He also has white cowrie shell eyes and a strand of cowrie shells on his head.

This edition followed the First Edition issued by Tiki Farm with red headcrest, green beak, and yellow claws.

Artist: Tim Wollweber

Original release year: 2022 Capacity: 14 oz. Material: Ceramic stoneware Height: 8 3/8 inches

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is glazed in Lava Red. This color-way was preceded by a first edition in "Almond" Brown, a second edition "Bone Variant", a third edition in a blue wipe "Ghost Variant", and a fourth edition "Lime Green Variant".

This is a mug sculpted as a wood-carved version of the Orange Bird.

Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1970 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Orange Bird is an animated orange canary. The artistic design of Disney’s orange bird is actually attributed to two different artists, depending on which sources you’re looking at. Most official Disney publications say he was created by Don MacLaughlin, but a number of other historical accounts mention Bob Moore. It seems that perhaps Don MacLaughlin created some of the original designs or concept art and then worked together with Moore to narrow down and finalize the design.

From Trader Nic's:

"This mug stands 8 inches tall and holds up to 18oz of your favorite drink. Sculpted by Vassar and produced by Monkey Skull.

Limited Edition 50pc 1971 Glaze."

*This design was released in multiple color-ways.

This Tiki Diablo mug is shaped like a Papua New Guinea frigate bird carving with a hooked bill.

This style of carving was often used on the roofline of building entrances and one of the most famous frigate birds graced the Kona Kai in Philadelphia and was later used at Max's South Seas Hideaway in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Released on Saturday, November 21st, 2020.

Limited edition, signed & numbered, 100 of each color -- a light brown with orange overtones version or a teal greenish blue version.

This is a mug modeled after Tattoo, the character played by Hervé Villechaize on the show Fantasy Island (1977-1983). He was famous for calling out "Da plane! Da plane!" at the beginning of every episode when tourists would arrive on the island. Here, he finally has caught the plane!

Rarabird also did some artist proofs, including an orange-skinned Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa version.

This hiball/collins glass came as a set of two, including one fuchsia and one teal glass of the same design -- including tropical jungle birds. Marked for Strong Water Anaheim. This glass celebrates their variant on the Jungle Bird cocktail, which includes coffee-infused Campari, Jamaican rum, black strap rum, Angostura bitters, pineapple, lime, and hemp orgeat.

This hiball/collins glass came as a set of two, including one fuchsia and one teal glass of the same design -- including tropical jungle birds. Marked for Strong Water Anaheim. This glass celebrates their variant on the Jungle Bird cocktail, which includes coffee-infused Campari, Jamaican rum, black strap rum, Angostura bitters, pineapple, lime, and hemp orgeat.

This is a mug sculpted as a wood-carved version of the Orange Bird.

Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1970 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Orange Bird is an animated orange canary. The artistic design of Disney’s orange bird is actually attributed to two different artists, depending on which sources you’re looking at. Most official Disney publications say he was created by Don MacLaughlin, but a number of other historical accounts mention Bob Moore. It seems that perhaps Don MacLaughlin created some of the original designs or concept art and then worked together with Moore to narrow down and finalize the design.

From Trader Nic's:

"This mug stands 8 inches tall and holds up to 18oz of your favorite drink. Sculpted by Vassar and produced by Monkey Skull.

Limited Edition 50pc Amber Glaze."

*This design was released in multiple color-ways.

This is a mug sculpted as a wood-carved version of the Orange Bird.

Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1970 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Orange Bird is an animated orange canary. The artistic design of Disney’s orange bird is actually attributed to two different artists, depending on which sources you’re looking at. Most official Disney publications say he was created by Don MacLaughlin, but a number of other historical accounts mention Bob Moore. It seems that perhaps Don MacLaughlin created some of the original designs or concept art and then worked together with Moore to narrow down and finalize the design.

From Trader Nic's:

"This mug stands 8 inches tall and holds up to 18oz of your favorite drink. Sculpted by Vassar and produced by Monkey Skull.

Limited Edition 25pc Citrus Glaze."

*This design was released in multiple color-ways.

This is a mug shaped like a large-beaked tropical bird, possibly a toucan. It was created for the 2019 Tales of the Cocktail event from July 16-21st, in New Orleans, LA. Tiki Diablo released these in several colors, including orange, green, and speckled white.

This Tiki Diablo mug is shaped like a Papua New Guinea frigate bird carving with a hooked bill.

This style of carving was often used on the roofline of building entrances and one of the most famous frigate birds graced the Kona Kai in Philadelphia and was later used at Max's South Seas Hideaway in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Released on Saturday, November 21st, 2020.

Limited edition, signed & numbered, 100 of each color -- a light brown with orange overtones version or a teal greenish blue version.

From Horror In Clay:

"Mysterious Inuhele Island abounds with all manner of wonderous things. Their avian diversity is particularly amazing, with birds and birbs of all flavours roaming the skies. While the volcano is home to a giant firey bird of prey, the little garnish phoenixes build nests of cinnamon all over the island and dance and play in the sparks of 1000 small fires.

The colorful Jungle Birbs and Birbs of Paradise 'Garnish Phoenix' mugs from Inuhele: Atanta's Tiki Weekend were so popular they sold out waaaay faster than anticipated. We didn't want to dilute the numbered edition by making more, but are offering an open edition of the sculpt in 'wood' and 'stone' versions."

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is glazed in lime green. This color-way was preceded by a first edition in "Almond" Brown, a second edition "Bone Variant", and a third edition in a blue wipe "Ghost Variant".

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is hand-painted in full-color using acrylic paints. This is the sixth color-way, and previous color-ways included a brown "Almond Edition", a blue wipe "Ghost Edition", a white with black wipe "Bone Edition", a green "Lime Edition", and a red "Lava Edition".

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is glazed in a blue wipe away finish "Ghost Variant". This color-way was preceded by a first edition in "Almond" Brown and second edition in a white with black wipe "Bone Variant".

This is a mug in the likeness of the Barker Bird from Disney's The Enchanted Tiki Room -- a parrot wearing a bowtie and flat brimmed hat. He is glazed in white with a black wipe away finish "Bone Variant". This color-way was preceded by a first edition in "Almond" Brown and followed by a third edition in a blue wipe "Ghost Variant".

This is a mug sculpted as a wood-carved version of the Orange Bird.

Orange Bird is a Disney character first created in 1969 and debuted in 1970 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission, in exchange for them sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction and Sunshine Tree Terrace at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Orange Bird is an animated orange canary. The artistic design of Disney’s orange bird is actually attributed to two different artists, depending on which sources you’re looking at. Most official Disney publications say he was created by Don MacLaughlin, but a number of other historical accounts mention Bob Moore. It seems that perhaps Don MacLaughlin created some of the original designs or concept art and then worked together with Moore to narrow down and finalize the design.

From Trader Nic's:

"This mug stands 8 inches tall and holds up to 18oz of your favorite drink. Sculpted by Vassar and produced by Monkey Skull.

Limited Edition 50pc Bone Glaze."

*This design was released in multiple color-ways.