I wouldn’t ever have associated “Rustic Home Furnishings” with tiki, but Ancient Visions, a company in Arizona, sells a pretty unique collection of tiki merchandise on their website.

The matching pieces include a 3-piece bathroom set (toothbrush holder, soap pump, and soap dish) a 4-pack of coffee mugs, salt & pepper shakers, a scorpion bowl, spoon rest, sushi tray, and tissue holder. Sounds like the perfect thing for a tiki party in the bathroom.

$9.00 – $39.00

See tiki collection at Ancient Visions.com

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Director Mark Chervinsky spent four years on and off with Shag, the acclaimed ex-graphic designer turned fine artist whose work is filled with 1960s idolatry: tikis, go-go girls, and 6-wheeled ATVs. The result is Sophisticated Misfit, a 60-minute look into the artist’s life and work, featuring celebrity collectors and proponents of tiki culture.

A $45.00 ticket to the premier also gets you into an after party.

Thursday, April 27, 2007 • Film: 7:30 pm • Party: 9:30 pm

Buy your tickets to The Sophisticated Misfit. | Thanks Christoper!

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2007 must be the Year of the Headhunter: Tiki Farm released Thor’s Javaro Shrunken Head and Squid’s Squll and Triple Header mugs in the spring; now a decanter in a similar motif is available.

Designed by Dirty Donny, The Unlucky Tourist is five inches tall (not including the bone stopper) and holds 34 ounces of your favorite liquor.

$16.95

Visit Tiki Farm website

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The Reef Restaurant in Boise, Idaho has been fully decked out and decorated in tiki regalia since its opening in 2004 and now the menu has finally been updated to match.

Owner and tiki lover Dave Krick hired Chef de cuisine Nathan Whitley, who transformed the menu to have a polynesian/asian flair. The featured appetizers now are Tahitian drumsticks and a pupu platter with Crab Rangoon, chicken skewers, and cocoanut shrimp — not too far off from what a traditional polynesian restaurant would offer. Staple entrees include miso-glazed Alaskan sea bass and one other holdout from the original menu, jerk chicken, brined and grilled and served with wasabi mashed potatoes. The rest of the entrees are seasonal.

From what I can tell, the restaurant’s bar has a line of signature drinks which includes the classics: Mai Tai, Zombie, and Scorpion Bowl, which appear to be served in tiki mugs. The rooftop patio looks like a great place to drink them too.

125 S 6th St, Boise, ID • (208) 287-9200 • Map

Visit The Reef webite | Read a review of The Reef at the Idaho Statesman

Surf guitar legend Dick Dale will be performing at the restaurant on May 2. Tickets are $27.

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Ask the average person to name a Hawaiian song and inevitably they choose “Tiny Bubbles,” the infamously catchy song about champagne. Although Ho didn’t write the song, it became his signature tune in 1966 when it charted at #8 on both the Pop and Easy Listening Billboard charts.

Born Donald Tai Loy Ho, Don grew up in O’ahu, leaving for a year for college in the states before returning to the islands and getting his bachelor’s degree at the University of Hawaii. Ho joined the Air Force after college but left after his mother passed away. Ho’s parents owned a club, Honey’s, and Ho’s father asked him to sing at the club in order to attract business. Ho continued to perform in Hawaii and make television appearances for the rest of his life.

Diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2005, he fought the disease with several treatments, including experimental stem cell treatment. He died of heart failure on Saturday in Waikiki.

Visit Don Ho’s website

Tiki Farm still has a couple of Don Ho drinkware items in stock: Ho-Waiian Don ($22.95) from the Hawaiian Idols series, Don Ho’s Tiki Mug and Don Ho’s Suck ‘em Up Glass ($8.99 and $2.99 respectively) are both hugely discounted but probably won’t last long now that the singer has passed.

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California artist Bosko is one of the granddaddys of the new generation of tiki artists, having been active since the mid-1990s. In less than 10 years, Bosko has become the “go to” guy for tiki decor.

His shields and masks, reminiscent of the products created by mid-century company Witco, have led to numerous full-scale decorating jobs, including the Taboo Cove bar in Las Vegas.

Through his website, Bosko sells his shields, carved tikis, one-of-a-kind tiki mugs, and everything else needed to throw a luau or turn a room into a home Polynesian bar.

Visit Tiki Objects By Bosco website

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The obviously-named website Products from New Zealand sells a variety of beautifully-designed sterling silver jewelry using Maori motifs.

Pictured here is the Kowhaiwhai cuff bracelet for women, based on the “koru” — the store also carries earrings, charms, pendants, bookmarks, cufflinks, and pendants.

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