First of all, sorry if this really isn't the right spot for this but I figured that maybe some Aussies in here recognise it.
I've had this stuffed frilled-neck lizard since roughly 2006 when a family member brought it back from Australia for me, I know for sure that my brother had a stuffed dinosaur with a similar design on it. According to the tag it was hand made in Australia by "Kurrajong Aboriginal Products". A quick search brought me to a company with the same name that sells child education books and hand made dolls, so the connection is kinda there but I can't be sure; they don't sell stuffed animals (anymore). I'd really like to know if anyone has seen these or even has one.
Here's some pictures I took of it.
When I was in Australia myself a while ago I searched for similar things but couldn't find anything. Even the museum shops I went to only seemed to sell generic Chinese-made stuff, which really is a shame but anyway...
10 Comments
makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
Can we actually talk about that Technics M205? Now that is a collectible.
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I haven't used it much since getting my "new" (1980s) harman/kardon HIFI stack together. I've actually tried to sell it for a good while now... do you want it?
makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I do. However, hifi gear is not in my world right now. I'm rocking some Yamaha gear at home, and a Harmon Kardon stack sounds awesome. Love my Yamaha. Warm sound. Nice tactile feel.
Anyway... I'm daydreaming audio gear. Back to work!
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yamaha is just one of those companies that does everything, and everything well...
Happy cake day btw.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'm sure I've seen these before, but so far as I can tell they have been taken over by an educational company, as you said. Shame.
I'm saving this post though, if I spot any of these I'll shoot you a message, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks! I already scoured eBay to see if I can find one or even something similar but nothing...
It would be so cool to see another one of them.
spudsrus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Looks like something that might have sold in Australian geographic back in the day
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Could be; looking at their webstore they definitely sell similar stuff but nothing Aboriginal as far as I can tell.
Actually, I used to have a Kookaburra hand puppet similar to one they're selling but mine was of better quality for sure.... Unfortunately that one was lost to time
spudsrus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Is it filled with sand? Reminds me of a sand filled one but they were usually more gecko shaped
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
No, it feels more like really dense synthetic stuffing.
Makes me think it wasn't really meant for children because it's not really that cuddly, although I don't know if it's always been this way.