Show us your Tiki/Polynesian Pop collections: rooms, bars, mugs, etc.

[Matt Crunk]

From it's beginnings in the 1930s to it's popularity boom following WWII, to it's revival in the late 1990s, this fictionalized Island culture kitsch will not go away. I know there have been tiki related threads on the Lounge before, but lets use this as a place to share our collections of anything tiki related.

 

[dh66]

Thank you Mr. Crunk for opening this door!! I long suspected there were other members of the Lounge with an interest in all things tiki.

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[dh66]

I'll start with some basics. Here's a few of the mugs I have. These are some in the cabinet that see regular use. I have dozens more still packed up in the garage.

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[dh66]

Some statues. I threw in the jackalope for scale.

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[dh66]

The one that guards the front door.
It's an old United Airlines advertising display piece.

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[dh66]

Who can resist a tiki theme aloha shirt??

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[dh66]

Tiki lighter and hula girl ashtray.
I haven't smoked in decades, but I can't bring myself to get rid of this stuff.

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[dh66]

Tiki ukulele

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[dh66]

The Elviki

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[dh66]

I'll post up more as I sort through the junk in the garage.
Can't wait to see what other folks got to show!!

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[dh66]

Thor Heyerdahl may have been on to something.
Found this crazy Mayan tiki. Forgot I even had this one.
Kahlua drinks anyone?

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[1mach1]

Great looking stuff, Dale. I am impressed!
This is a piece we bought from a local carving artist in Hawaii. He guards the back door.

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[1mach1]

I bought this one from a guy on the side of the road driving down the Florida keys in the early 90s. It was unfinished, but I liked it's rough look.
He always wears a hat.

 

[dh66]

Killer stuff Harv!!
I dig the big Florida man.

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[1mach1]

Our repro 1950s United Airlines ads.

 

[1mach1]

Killer stuff Harv!!
I dig the big Florida man.

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Thanks, Dale! The collection grows.....slowly.

 

[dh66]

Thanks, Dale! The collection grows.....slowly.

Then one day you look around and...whoa! you've got a problem.

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[1mach1]

Not sure of its origin. Bought at a yard sale 20 years ago. It may be Haitian. ??

 

[Matt Crunk]

I'll post up more as I sort through the junk in the garage.
Can't wait to see what other folks got to show!!

All nice items so far. I too can't wait to see more. I've had most of my tiki collection boxed up since I moved from my last studio. I'll try to pull them all out and share them soon.

By the way, I really dig the Elvis tiki, DH.

 

[mikespens]

Good stuff, I'm a fan of Tiki Kulture but wifey isn't so I have to keep it wannabe. I do have a small mug shrine in a discrete display, all vintage except for the mini-bob on the left:



And a few Aloha shirts:




Back of ^




Despite no outright Tiki idols, this one seems to have some Tiki juju:



Inspiration: