A new Moomin shop has opened in Tokyo’s Ginza district, offering high-end products and traditional merchandise related to the white hippo-like ... Hakata clay-doll figurines, Mashiko ware ...

Here’s how this one-of-a-kind mascot came to be in 1914, according to kewpie.net: “Apparently, the school secretary owned a ...

When a bull elephant and hippo meet in a watering hole, it's not always a peaceful coexistence. In the accompanying footage, captured by Scott Hyman in Botswana, South Africa, the much larger ...

A collection of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found atop a Salvadorian pyramid are forcing archaeologists to rethink the country’s historical connection with its Central American neighbors.

Archaeologists uncovered five puppet-like figurines at a site in El Salvador that was inhabited by an unknown ancient culture. Clay figurines unearthed in El Salvador may be puppets whose poses ...

And in keeping with the style he has adhered to for decades, there is gold everywhere: new gold vermeil figurines on the mantle and medallions on the fireplace, gold eagles on the side tables ...

The official product description says that these special-edition figurines stand “just 2.5 inches,” making them easy to display on a bookshelf, side table, or even next to your stash of Holy ...

There were countless Japanese-made, cartoon-like ceramic figurines made during the 1950s, and some of the most valuable (and collectible) are vintage salt and pepper shakers. These anthropomorphic ...