Vintage Moai Head Tiki Mug from The Fireside in Wisconsin 
by Otagiri Imported Wares ~ Japan
circa: 1960's (the state was still abbreviated as WISC)
Stands approx 7 " tall, mouth is about 2 1/2" dia. Finish is matte black. No chips or breaks. 
They are all in very good condition
Only one has maker sticker label on back (OMC Japan) :  this one has been SOLD. No sticker on the last one.

  • Taken from Wikipedia: Moai are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the island's perimeter.
  • Many archaeologists suggest that "[the] statues were thus symbols of authority and power, both religious and political. But they were not only symbols. To the people who erected and used them, they were actual repositories of sacred spirit. Carved stone and wooden objects in ancient Polynesian religions, when properly fashioned and ritually prepared, were believed to be charged by a magical spiritual essence called mana

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