Featured Hello everyone! Erm...don't know what to say about *these*~teeny nekky ladiez

haha yeah, I quickly got out of that particular search/search terms

 

bahhh...i looked.....
it was mostly about giving birth !!!!

 

Well,most of us lived throught the 70s-80s,so even if you didnt partake it was everywhere! if you partied,you saw it. Or so Ive heard.

 

These do look a lot like Thai amulets but they could really be made anywhere. They appear to be better quality than the sort you can buy in the markets now and they do look a bit modern to me.
You do see lots of similar items for sale in the markets and temples across Thailand. Traditionally they were used to encourage the birth of children in a family, to ensure both men and woman were healthy in producing children and for younger men and women to encourage love or Mr/Mrs Right into their lives.
There would have been a male equivalent for both these ladies, and I won't go into details about what the males would have looked like, except to say there would have been a very good "fit".
I am not sure these are used as much now as they were in Thailand, they are more a cheeky tourist item, but the older ones are still traded in the markets and by amulet collectors and experts. I even see some in sealed plastic cases so there must be some value. Prices start around $3-$4 for the cheapies but could go to $40 for one with some age. I am not sure what real "antiques" would trade for.
It's almost impossible to accurately date these but I'm thinking recent as the older ones develop a dark patina.

 

Is anyone else looking at them and hearing Born to Be Wild?

 

I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

I've read about it, but wasn't old enough to be involved. By the time I started going to a few parties, my generation had gone back to beer and the occasional doobie. I was always more likely to be drinking cafeteria battery acid.

 

Has that anything to do with the Doobie Brothers??

 

Where do you think they got the name? (innocent face) I never used the stuff personally, but these days I could for medical reasons if I really wanted it.

 

Yes, its just been legalised in Australia for supervised medical use. That's a long way from the 70's.

 

Many thanks..these were green and black when I gottem, had to wash the verdigris off but I don't think they are old,either. I got them for a conversation starter ,I am tight as all hell and only paid 50p for them xxx

 

Thank you everyone, been a ride!

 

Whooops..... I just woke up from a 70’s hangover. What did I miss?

 

The 80s. Be grateful.