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Tanuki Figurine | Hamsters (Set Of 6) Figurine | Flower In The Crannied Wall | ||||||
Chipmunks Figurine
| Running Buffaloes Figurine
| Raccoons Figurine
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Deer and Fawn Figurine
| Whitetail Deer Encounter
| Whitetail Deer Figurine
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Mule Deer Bust
| Penguin Figurine
| Blue Shark Figurine
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Hippo Figurine
| Gertrude Snail Figurine
| Gordy Groundhog Figurine
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Hazel Hedgehog Figurine
| Buffalo Couple Figurine
| Mountain Ram Figurine
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Red Fox Figurine
| Mud Rhino Figurine
| Buffalo Trio Figurine
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Raccoon Figurine
| Whitetailed Deer Figurine
| Standing Buffalo Figurine
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Manatee Family Figurine
| Hazel Hedgehog Figurine
| Sheep Set
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Rhino Figurine Set
| Seal and Sea Lions on Ice
| Bronze Bighorn Sheep Figurine
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Bronze Deer Figurine
| Black Bat Figurine | Brown Bat Figurine - Large | ||||||
Brown Bat Figurine - Small | Brown Field Mouse Figurine | Standing Black Sheep Figurine | ||||||
Black Baby Sheep Figurine | Spider Brushkin Figurine | Donkey Figurines Set
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Fox Figurines Set
| Sea Otter Figurines Set
| Camel Figurine Set
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Diplodocus Dinosaur Figurine
| Iguanadon Dinosaur Figurine
| Parasaurolophus Dinosaur Figurine
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Stegosaurus Dinosaur Figurine
| Raccoons Figurines Set
| Hippo Figurines Set
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Keychain Whitetail Deer | Raccoon Tree Dicor | Alligator Figurine - Medium | ||||||
Gecko Figurine -Small | Giraffe Figurine -Small | Snake Figurine -Small | ||||||
Starfish Figurine -Medium | Starfish Figurine -Small | Beaver with log Brushkin Figurine | ||||||
Curled Hedgehog Brushkin Figurine | Spider Brushkin Figurine | Brown Squirrel Brushkin Figurine | ||||||
Wildlife FigurinesAs man became “civilized”, wild animals figured less in their daily needs for things such as shelter, food and clothing. With progress came cloth, domestication and the raising of animals on farms, and the skills/tools to build homes from wood instead of skins and poles. There was still a sense of value in the land, and the creatures who inhabited it. But as civilization rocketed forward into the industrial era, and on into today’s technological revolution, man’s expansion for new cities, bigger cities, and more space to satisfy the growth of industry and housing, drove wildlife back into other habitats, and sometimes into extinction. Fortunately, man’s sense of oneness with nature, and his artistic skills remained, and as a result, society is blessed to have fine wildlife art in a number of mediums, that dates back centuries. Right around the time of the Revolutionary War, English ex-patriot George Abbot was making an exceptionally good living in Virginia and the Georgia colonies with his renditions of the native American wildlife. Few samples however, remained in America. They were exported to England, often accompanied by live specimens of the animal he portrayed. Another early wildlife artist’s reputation was actually made on those specimens. Sarah Stone was employed by the eccentric Sir Ashton Lever, who collected just about anything that flew, galloped, walked or crawled. She was assigned the task of illustrating the many creatures he had acquired. When Sir Lever died in 1806, his collection was so massive, it took 65 days to auction, and its prize specimens were scattered to the four corners of the Earth. Only Sarah’s book of illustrations remained intact. Abbot would contribute even further to Americans’ appreciation of wildlife, when he took Alexander Wilson under his artistic wing. The man who went on to become the Father of American Ornithology, would in turn, mentor John James Audobon, whose wildlife books overshadowed the early and valuable contributions of artists who are now almost totally obscured by history. Starting almost as early as the first paintings, man began producing wildlife figurines, first, in primitive renderings carved from animal bones, and when tools came along, other materials such as marble and wood. As crafts were developed, nature and wildlife became favorite themes in clay and pottery figures, bronze castings, hand-painted porcelain, and the very exquisite crystal wildlife figurines, all so detailed that they seem ready to leap or fly off your hand. In groups or singly, these entrancing figures add a touch of the wild to any room, whether you choose an American-crafted deer in mid-flight, or the delicately carved gazelle from Africa. Wildlife Odds and Ends
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