I’ve been collecting lots of Tiki memorabilia for the Tiki office. Here’s a monkey with wire glasses. He’s made out of coconuts, and has a slash on his stomach because he’s also a bank. Next to him is a girl with pigtails made out of some kind of nut. She’s also hollow and her hat lifts up — so I think she’s meant to be a little purse.
The most fun thing so far has been filling up this Hawaiian serving tray with office supplies. It has a cute carved pineapple on the top and individual trays spin around. I thought this was called a popo platter, but can’t seem to find out for sure. Help Myra — what’s it’ really called?
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All your cool stuff reminds me of Greg Brady and the tiki he wore in Hawaii…just prior to his “almost” demise in a surfing accident. Clearly I have too much time on my hands and have been watching too much 70s television lately.
Pam, I think you’re looking for the word “pupu” which in Hawaii means appetizer. Nevertheless, it is a great way to store your supplies. BTW, it was great to see your work in person when I was at Visions in December. Aloha,Dianna
Oh wow! I have one of these platters. My parents spent 11 years in the Philippines, and sent items to family. My aunt recently gave me a box of some of these items.
There are many parts to one or two items (in addition to a cake dome). I could never figure out how to assemble them. AND NOW I SEE. Funny to think of how I tried to assemble the parts–ha, ha. So random that you posted this. THANKS!
Um, pupu platter? It never occurred to me that pupu is a Hawaii thing. But I wiki’d it and it’s actually a Chinese term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu_pu_platter
Love all of your tiki colection! Ironically, it’s hard to get this kiind of stuff in Hawaii these days and if you do it’s fairly expensive.
I must find one of those Hawaiian serving trays. My wife would go absolutely nuts to have one in her office.