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bongofury
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
Posts: 1473
From: Ventura County
|  Posted: 2004-04-24 7:16 pm Permalink
No markings on it, seems to be a red clay with a brown glaze, about 9" tall.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2004-04-24 11:04 pm Permalink
Bongo, in this case the often wrongly used e-bay description "ceramic vase" seems to be appropriate. Never seen a mug in that shape, not even among the Spanish fleet.
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Atomicchick
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Joined: Sep 08, 2003
Posts: 577
From: Southern California
| Posted: 2004-04-25 11:41 am Permalink
Dang, that is funky! I dig it!
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Atomicchick
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Joined: Sep 08, 2003
Posts: 577
From: Southern California
| Posted: 2004-04-25 11:41 am Permalink
Dang, that is funky! I dig it!
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Trader Woody
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2301
From: Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK
| Posted: 2004-04-26 02:55 am Permalink
Just a guess, but it might well have come from Trader Vic's Mexican restaurants - Senor Pico's?
Trader Woody
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ModMana
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Joined: Sep 05, 2002
Posts: 263
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-26 12:15 pm Permalink
Dug through my tiki archives and found some info on this one. The tall vase was originally sold with a wooden holder to stabilize it (see top row in photo below). It appears to have been part of a larger line of products of same style. Notice the facial feature similarities in the tall mug, short mug, teapot, and S&P shakers (see bottom row in photo). As you can see, the tall mug was also used at the Hawaiian Inn in Daytona. All these came in a variety of colors. Several items had a decal on the bottom labeled "Tahiji". I assume that is the maker. Personally it doesn't look all that tiki to me...but the label says it's a tiki mug, so it must be. 
ModMana 
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Tiki Bird
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Joined: Sep 25, 2003
Posts: 850
From: Cerritos, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-04-26 12:27 pm Permalink
I thought it looked like a beer bong.
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2004-04-26 1:57 pm Permalink
Hey Modmana,
I've got those salt & peppers. Glad to finally know what they are. Thanks.
Sabu
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2004-04-26 3:53 pm Permalink
TAHIJI!?? ...and I thought I'd seen it all!
Hey, then those must be FIKI mugs!
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bongofury
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
Posts: 1473
From: Ventura County
| Posted: 2004-04-26 8:30 pm Permalink
Thanks Modmana.......I was hoping it was some kind of "tiki" mug as this is only the 3rd mug I have found locally in 8 years of searching. Everything else has been out of our area or on ebay. I agree it is not very tiki, looks like a clown with a big hat.
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CowboyMike
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Joined: Mar 06, 2004
Posts: 17
From: Montreal
| Posted: 2004-04-26 8:54 pm Permalink
I have the squat mug with the handle in both a tan and green glaze. It's an incredibly light porcelain and feels very shoddy.
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ModMana
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Joined: Sep 05, 2002
Posts: 263
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-27 01:34 am Permalink
Bongofury, it may not look all that tiki but I still like it and I would've been happy to have been the one to find your mug. FYI, the tall 3 vases in my photo above (like yours) sold on eBay for $150 for the most expensive and $80 for the least expensive. I assume you paid less than that. Good score!
A little more info...I've seen other pieces in this style such as an even shorter coffee cup. Also, there is another Japanese manufacturer called Quon Quon who may be related to Tahiji somehow. Many of their mugs feature the exact same handle detail as well as other telling characteristics. OK, that's probably too much information now....my geekiness is showing. 
ModMana
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tikigreg
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1088
From: ClubTiki
| Posted: 2004-04-27 05:07 am Permalink
Just to add my geek factor in, this is the same design on one of the vintage hibachis that shows up on ebay from time-to-time. Usually sells for a hefty price.
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atomictonytiki
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: May 14, 2002
Posts: 1267
From: Bangkok
| Posted: 2004-04-27 06:43 am Permalink
To geek the lot of ya, is this style of mug possibly related to the Brit-tiki holly grails, mugs used in the "beachcomber" (london).
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bongofury
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
Posts: 1473
From: Ventura County
| Posted: 2004-04-27 7:57 pm Permalink
Don't get me wrong......I do like it. Funky Tiki is better than no Tiki.
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