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Physical Characteristics
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Material
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Ceramic
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Shape
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Tiki
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Dimensions
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?" x ?"
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Capacity
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? fl. oz.
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Optimal drink size
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? fl. oz.
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Decorative Characteristics
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Coloring
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Black mainly
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Imagery
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Tiki
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Marking
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"Cultured Pearl Frankoma Tulsa" on bottom
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From Cultured Pearl, Tulsa, OK, a Tiki Location
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Manufactured by Frankoma Pottery
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Designed by ?
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Produced circa 1971
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Edition of ?
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This tiki mug was created by Frankoma Pottery for the Cultured Pearl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hefty mug made of red clay with a black glaze overlay, of an angry tiki face with large white teeth. In about 1971, Joniece Frank became friends with two men who were starting a small Polynesian restaurant in conjunction with an after-hours club called The Cultured Pearl. With the encouragement of her father, Joniece made a few of the old Club Trade Winds items - perhaps 25 or so of some of the smaller items. Both the restaurant and this association were very short-lived, and items with The Cultured Pearl marking are very rare.
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