When I was kneehigh to a menehune, I loved the “What In the World” feature at the back of the National Geographic World magazine for kids. It showed zoomed-in photos of things (a butterfly’s wing, the center of a dandelion), and you had to guess the item. I thought I’d try the same with some of my tiki stuff I have here at home — and so I bring you What in Polynesian Pop. If you recognize an item pictured above, post your guess as a comment! Be warned — some of these items are probably pretty hard to guess — but I’ll offer clues if people are truly stumped. They’re all Polynesian Pop-related, and they are all objects in my own collection. When someone has a bang-on guess, I’ll announce the item and the name of the correct guesser.
item 8 is the menehune drink stirrer guy from trader vic’s. hopefully it isnt the one with the sex change confusion (i cant tell from that angle)
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Item one is that usb tiki with the flashing eyes, three is the cover of the Grog Log, and eight is a menehune from Trader Vics, I believe….
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#2 is a Trader Vic’s Port Light Glass, and #9 is one of the feet on the famous Humuhumu bamboo purse (as seen in the Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room Collectibles ad)
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Item #2 is definitely the Port Light Glass; Item #3 is the cover of the Grog Log. #4 looks like jewelry I think and #8 actually looks more like a part of a mug to me. But I am not at home to compare…
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Item 8 looks like the hair from the United Airlines Menehune.
Item 7 looks kind of like some of the printing on the Mai-Tai glass from Trader Vics
But, some hints would be helpfull. All of the easy ones have been guessed.
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Here’s a hint: Item 8 is a menehune, but the kind of menehune it is hasn’t yet been mentioned.
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Item #5 looks like the shell inlaid on wood typical of Solomon islands art, it looks like a detail from a nguzunguzu or head hunting canoe /canoe prow. Item 9 looks like part of a tiki mug shelf like the bottom or top.
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item 8 is the male christmas/kalikimaka menehune from the swizzle at trader Vics.
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okay, i will be the first to express frustration. item 6 is really bothering me. it is so familiar. i have viewed these pictures so much that i am starting to think “gee, i have seen these before” with the answer being i have seen them all here at the website.
could item 5 possibly be from a menu?
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Tangaroa was almost (mostly?) right about item #1– it is a USB Tiki Drive. Not the newer mentioned on this blog a few days ago, but the older one that was available in 2004-2005.
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Item 5 is a Kamaka Uke. Not sure if you need a specific uke 😉
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You should do another one of these!
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