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The show me your Witco thread. |
Tiki Kollektor
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Joined: Aug 29, 2006
Posts: 107
From: A Cave in Manhattan
|  Posted: 2007-04-26 5:19 pm Permalink
Yup. Witco. Luuuucky!
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2007-04-26 5:53 pm Permalink
cool find mr noname its a Witco Bongo Player congrats
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FreddieBallsomic
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Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 626 | Posted: 2007-04-26 6:24 pm Permalink
Great pick uP!!
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-04-26 7:59 pm Permalink
This puppy was an early staple of the Witco line, together with "Big Joe", the totem pictured below left. The "Bongo Player" usually came with the "male dancer" and "female dancer", as seen in this 1972 catalog photo. Witco started making these in the early 60s, and for a while then the ensemble came in two sizes, 3 feet or 6 feet (pictured) tall, and one could choose unpainted or painted.
You seem to have an unpainted one, and if he's only 3 feet, you can be sure he's from the 60s.
The painted version will be on the spine of my new book, also. 
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Joined: May 10, 2006
Posts: 1866 | Posted: 2007-04-28 5:10 pm Permalink
Thanks gang!!
He is in the kitchen, sorta. Not a lot of functional wall space, but he is displayed well. He is four feet tall if that makes for a particular year.
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Viva Kate!
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10562
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-04-29 08:19 am Permalink
Ooops! Just measured mine again, and indeedy, the unpainted drummers made during the 60s are 4' tall, not 3.
The 6 footers are impressive, but it's harder to find space for them at home. Witco made a lot of large stuff for public buildings like hotels that needed their empty wall space filled.
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Sneakytiki
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Joined: Mar 31, 2003
Posts: 1795
From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2007-04-29 7:31 pm Permalink
Witco from the Polynesian idol series, 4 ft.
Witco with African like horn head dress and Abelam tribe New Guinea mask paint, 5 ft
These have been posted in another thread but i thought I'd post them here for convenience sake.
Thanks,
ST
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Tiki Kollektor
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From: A Cave in Manhattan
| Posted: 2007-05-11 08:20 am Permalink
Since these Witco pics will probably disappear from the Web soon, I figured it would be a good idea to post them here for documentation. These are all from the same estate in North Carolina, and they've been listed for a while at:
http://www.uniquestone.com/unique_stones_treasure_trove.htm
I'm told there are about 6 pieces left (not sure which ones). They were supposedly purchased by an Elvis fan to create his own Jungle Room (now that's dedication!).
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The Granite Tiki
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Joined: Jul 02, 2005
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From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2007-05-11 10:29 am Permalink
Please tell me I finally have some Witco.
I made new cushions, and cleaned them up a little.
[ This Message was edited by: The Granite Tiki 2007-06-02 13:33 ]
[ This Message was edited by: The Granite Tiki 2007-06-02 13:34 ]
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2007-05-11 11:52 am Permalink
granite tiki those are witco,s congrats
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The Granite Tiki
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Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 785
From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2007-05-11 12:11 pm Permalink
Finally!! Thank you.
They were hidden under a couple of large orange light fixtures. I moved them aside, and said to the dealer, "these are Witco, aren't they?" she said, "What's that?"
Does anyone have a picture of what these would have looked like new?
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sputnikmoss
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Joined: Jan 04, 2007
Posts: 275
From: Portland OR
| Posted: 2007-05-14 12:45 pm Permalink
Hey Portland OR Witco lovers! I saw the Witco outrigger for sale this weekend. It looks intact and in great shape. I'm not a big fan of it myself and since it is quite large I passed on it. It was at House of Vintage on Hawthorne. I think the dealer wanted $225 for it and the booth was located towards the back wall of the place. If that is a good deal and someone snaps it up then you owe me a Mai Tai at Tiki Kon!
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Tiki Kollektor
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From: A Cave in Manhattan
| Posted: 2007-06-01 07:07 am Permalink
17 inch tall mask with a big nose:
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sputnikmoss
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Joined: Jan 04, 2007
Posts: 275
From: Portland OR
| Posted: 2007-06-17 11:04 pm Permalink
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On 2007-05-14 12:45, sputnikmoss wrote:
Hey Portland OR Witco lovers! I saw the Witco outrigger for sale this weekend. It looks intact and in great shape. I'm not a big fan of it myself and since it is quite large I passed on it. It was at House of Vintage on Hawthorne. I think the dealer wanted $225 for it and the booth was located towards the back wall of the place. If that is a good deal and someone snaps it up then you owe me a Mai Tai at Tiki Kon!
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ok...so it was still there today and marked down to $149. Once, twice, fee times a matey...I guess I found room for it.
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dogbytes
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 2240
From: seattle, wa
| Posted: 2007-06-27 4:10 pm Permalink
does anyone else have a Witco Head on a Stick?
this one is at the antique mall ~ so it's not mine, yet...
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