PLACE REPRESENTED: Hawaii , USA
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: The Hawaiian “God of Winner” or “Winner God” is one of the Hawaiian Tiki Gods. This one is meant to bless you with good fortune and if you keep this Tiki with you, according to the label, “you may always be a winner in all that you do”. Winner, all right. I suspect the real winner here is the Chinese manufacturing industry.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1998
MADE FROM: Hard resin
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: KC Comp
DIMENSIONS: 17cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: Hand made and home made. i love it. Trsat is a steep hill overlooking Rijeka. On top is perched, not surprisingly, a castle / fortress and a church, Majka Bozja Trsatska (Our lady of Trsat). Building of the (current) church began in the 13th or 14th century but it has been significantly added to and remodelled over the years. Mary’s house in Nazareth is said to have appeared here then mysteriously disappeared sometime later, to be discovered in Italy, in Loreto, where it still stands today as a shrine. The church is famous for its numerous concessions and for the pilgrimages by numerous believers (from Croatia and abroad) throughout the year, and especially on the Assumption of Mary holiday. http://www.kvarner.hr/hodocastiti-svetistima/en/trsat.html
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1998
MADE FROM: pottery
MADE IN: Croatia (I assume)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19cm x 14cm