The big one is a cherished a treasure from my grandparents’ attic, the smaller matching one a miracle of chance I found years later, I’m not sure where.
Tag: animal figurines
I really like animal figurines, and I think I always have, though I didn’t always know it.
Horse tails and horse tales from Savannah, Georgia
I bought these long ago on a Girl Scout trip, a kind of pilgrimage to the place where Juliet Low started the organization. See below for what I remember from that trip.
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Camel figurine from Mongolia
I really like the detail on this realistic camel carving from Mongolia. My husband brought it back for me from a trip he went on with his father.
Two jade animals
In Singapore, there are many jade and other carved stone figurines available, especially of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, because many people practice feng shui.
I seldom see stone elephants, though, certainly not in this form, with the trunk turned to the side.
The other animal is a mythical thingy with a lot of different names. The main Wikipedia entry is at Pixiu. It has wings and one horn, and it goes without saying it’s lucky or whatever.
There’s nothing in the picture for scale, but these things are tiny.
I bought them at Naga Arts and Antiques at Tanglin Shopping Centre.
German owl
This awesome little owl was a gift from Germany.
There are lots more where it came from!
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