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Small and cute figurines, about 5 cm (2 inches) tall. Shop display in Tianzifang.
Tianzifang (Chin: 田子坊): this is an area of small narrow alleys or "nong" (弄) which has been redeveloped and now features arts shops, restaurants and bars and also enough souvenir shops to make it a one-stop shopping location on the hunt for the "typical" Chinese souvenir. Get hungry while souvenir hunting? 10 different countries feature their respective national cuisine...
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Figurines by Yuko Higuchi.
Japanese and English: higuchiyuko.com
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A special gift I received thirty years ago...a beautiful keepsake to remember all of the Goldens I have had. They were all such wonderful dogs and each one left me with beautiful memories.
Here's an archive photo that I'm fond of from a few years back. Couldn't resist to re-post this. A think it's a juvenile House Sparrow. It spent some time with these small cement figurines of birds.
Au pays Toraja on n’enterre pas ses morts. On creuse généralement un vaste orifice dans une falaise ou dans un bloc rocheux afin d’y disposer le cercueil. Si le défunt est de sang noble, une figurine en bois à son effigie dénommée Tau Tau sera disposée sur la falaise.
Ces rites s’expliquent par la religion traditionnelle des Torajas, appelée Aluk To Dolo, dont sont issues leurs croyances animistes ancestrales. To Dolo signifie « les gens qui sont partis ». Cette religion consiste donc en une croyance aux ancêtres, en un mélange complexe de cultes, de mythes et de rituels ancestraux.
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In Toraja country, people do not bury their dead. A large hole is usually dug in a cliff or boulder to place the coffin. If the deceased is of noble blood, a wooden figure of him or her, called Tau Tau, is placed on the cliff.
These rites are explained by the traditional religion of the Torajas, called Aluk To Dolo, from which their ancestral animistic beliefs originate. To Dolo means "people who have gone away". This religion consists of a belief in ancestors, a complex mixture of cults, myths and ancestral rituals.
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En el país de los Toraja, la gente no entierra a sus muertos. Se suele cavar un gran agujero en un acantilado o una roca para colocar el ataúd. Si el fallecido es de sangre noble, se coloca en el acantilado una figura de madera de él o ella, llamada Tau Tau.
Estos ritos se explican por la religión tradicional de los torajas, llamada Aluk To Dolo, de la que proceden sus creencias animistas ancestrales. To Dolo significa "gente que se ha ido". Esta religión consiste en la creencia en los ancestros, una compleja mezcla de cultos, mitos y rituales ancestrales.
A little figurine that I have had for a long time, I sitll love it as much as when I bought it.
This is about 5,5 cm.
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A Hertfordshire village with a big garden centre. I have no idea whether or not these very different cement figurines were lumped together intentionally. Fact is that Great Gaddesden is also the location of a prominent Buddhist monastery. Shot was done with the Fujifilm X-100F (F2, 1/2000).
"True friends, like owls, offer wisdom and support in the darkest times."
Macro Monday.
Figurine.
One of my tiny owl figurines.
Des marionnettes et des figurines de terre cuite. On trouve ces figurines de terre cuite partout, de toutes tailles
Boukhara, Ouzbékistan
One of my many cat figurines...a favorite. Thank you for taking the time to view, fave and comment on my images. It is very much appreciated.
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Für“Crazy Tuesday“ am 29.11.2022.
Thema:“Statue,Sculpture,Figurine“.
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These were 5 to 6 inch figurines on sale at a gift shop in Old Town, San Diego. The contrast of the colors, ivory, soapstone and other materials made for an interesting bokeh.
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You would find them in many and perhaps in most of our gardens (mine included). Of course, the garden centres sell them, but why do they and why do we buy such sculptures of children holding a water-spouting fish or that urn with wild men's faces looking at you? It is also true that we have inherited the forms and shapes of these figurines from antiquity and that they re-appeared in the gardens of the rich and the educated particularly from the 18th century on. The garden itself is a kind of alternative world, one of beauty, peace and with space for fantasy. It is therefore not fully controlled by rationality. There are even corners where the uncanny (das Unheimliche) has its place.
An on-going variety of Figurines appear in some of my photos. Here is a sampling of them. From works of art: the clay/polymer Wolf, to educational toys: the Puffin, to tiny resin figurines: the Sheep. Ceramic, metal and wooden figurines are also in the collection!
Theme: "Collection"
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