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vegastikidude
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 07, 2003
Posts: 104
From: Las Vegas, NV
|  Posted: 2003-10-02 11:31 pm Permalink
I couldn't help but to ask the Eternal Question, How In The Hell Is This TIKI? I'm looking for answers. Can any of you TC'ers help with this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3245190446&category=35713&rd=1
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Slacks Ferret
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1175
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2003-10-03 12:06 am Permalink
Don't you know about the Wild West Tiki tribe? ...
I'm excited to know that all I have to do to beef up my tiki collection is wait around for The Calgary Stampede next Summer! Yee Haw!
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OceaOtica
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Sep 29, 2003
Posts: 869
From: la, home of Tiki Ti
| Posted: 2003-10-03 01:26 am Permalink
seems as long as it is ceramic and figural, its tiki these days. ive got some old flower pots, er ah, tikis for sale.
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tikifish
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
From: Toronto,Canada
| Posted: 2003-10-03 06:06 am Permalink
What are you talking about? They may not look tiki to the untrained eye, but those are rare Steve Crane mugs, designed in 1953. Buy them before EdgeofTexas does!!!
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martiki
Official Mixologist
Joined: Mar 29, 2002
Posts: 3056
From: http://www.smugglerscovesf.com
| Posted: 2003-10-03 08:16 am Permalink
Actually, I gotta say: Those are Nugget Prospector mugs, made for a specialty drink sold at the Sparks Nugget a long time ago. Same place that has Trader Dick's.
And...those mugs are made by OMC!
So there's your tiki. Sorta.
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Formikahini
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1491
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2003-10-03 09:56 am Permalink
and I'll point out that Al of Alnshely very proudly pointed his out to me when he pointed out his coolest mugs in his tiki mug collection. So without being tiki, they are very much tiki collectables, believe it or not!
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Tiki Royale
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2003-10-03 10:50 am Permalink
Could they be cosidered "Pre-Tiki"?
Being as how they were made for the same reason - To hold a specialty drink... And they are from the the old Nugget casino which it has been pointed out, then became the home of Trader Dicks.
I agree that they are not "tiki" in the sense that they are actual tikis, but I would also think that they do deserve a spot in any reputable collection of mid-century ceramic drinking vessles. Show the little man some respect.
Aloha,
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OceaOtica
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Sep 29, 2003
Posts: 869
From: la, home of Tiki Ti
| Posted: 2003-10-03 11:40 am Permalink
i won't say that the prospector mugs arent great ceramic mugs, but i would not describe them as a tiki, unless the definition for tiki mug is a ceramic drinking vessel that is figural. many of vegas' casinos had or still have ceramic figural mugs for their cocktails, but have no connection to a islander, polynesian, eastern, or nautical theme. not that they arent cool mugs, but mugs being the operative word. stephen crane and OMC probably did a number of non-polynesian designs, but their involvement doesnt automaticaly make it a tiki.
not to jump on anyones back, i just think that its funny what is listed as a tiki mug sometimes. for example, ive seen ceramic cowboy boot "tiki" mugs. but the great thing in the end is that you can collect whatcha want, names aside.
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emspace
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
Posts: 875
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2003-10-03 4:31 pm Permalink
To me: "anti-Tiki". sorry...
em
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tikigreg
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1090
From: ClubTiki
| Posted: 2003-10-03 4:55 pm Permalink
maybe not "anti-tiki", but perhaps "parallel tiki?"
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kahukini
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Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 555
From: Saint Louis
| Posted: 2003-10-03 5:27 pm Permalink
Those guys look a little like menehunes wearing cowboy gear to me.
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MauiTiki
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Joined: Jan 20, 2003
Posts: 680
From: A rock in the middle of the Ocean
| Posted: 2003-10-03 8:57 pm Permalink
Looks a little like the tiki is wearing a Santa costume to me.
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emspace
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
Posts: 875
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2003-10-04 1:20 pm Permalink
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On 2003-10-03 16:55, tikigreg wrote:
maybe not "anti-tiki", but perhaps "parallel tiki?"
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How about "parallel to Tiki, as in 'Eames', but having nothing to do with Tiki"? Sorry guys, but I think if you broaden your definition to include cute little Yosemite Sam-looking prospector figurines...well, I dunno. Personally I don't think it's even a good thing to inlcude African, Native American, Mexican, Bulgarian, or Tierra del Fuegan artifacts under the rubric of "Tiki". How about this, and don't be shy about telling me I'm unreasonable if you think so -
"Tiki": 1) genuine Polynesian cultural artefacts or literature pertaining to it, OR
2) Polynesian artefacts reinterpreted by Western cultures, primarily (though not limited to) Polynesian-themed restaurant and bar memorabilia, and literature pertaining to it.
em-elitist-snob-space.
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PolynesianPop
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2341
From: Corona, Ca
| Posted: 2003-10-04 5:25 pm Permalink
You know, this is similar to the connection with the Ren Clark Severed Head mug. I've never thought this mug was tiki. It's simply a souvenir from his magic show - the final act involved a guillotine trick hence, the severed head mug. Yes, his restaurant was Polynesian themed but the mug isn't. Does this make it a tiki mug? Not in my opinion. And yet, its one of the most sought after by tiki mug collectors... hmmm...
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emspace
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
Posts: 875
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2003-10-04 5:50 pm Permalink
What sort of a knob has a magic act with a guillotine in a Polynesian restaurant anyway? Would I go to an Irish pub to listen to hip-hop acts? Would I want a Hofbrauhaus to have Tiki mugs?
Yuck,
em.
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