Fetish-Frog TB07b
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Owner:
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shellbadger
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Released:
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Origin:
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Texas, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In the hands of Lobby61.
This is not collectible.
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This trackable is unusual for its survivorship. In the years 2010 to the present, collections of 100 to 400 travel bugs have been annually released in the United States (95%) and Europe (5%). This travel bug is part of the mere three percent of the 2010-14 releases that had been retrieved and dropped off at least 25 times and had been active for at least five years. As of 22-Dec-18, this particular TB had been moved by 28 cachers and had had been in circulation for 6.2 years (2261 days) since first placed in a cache.
Please drop this item in rural OR Premium Member Only caches. Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the travel bug anywhere you wish. No permission is needed to leave the U.S.
Photos in the travel bug logs are appreciated. I will be re-post them here, where they can be seen by other cachers.
I have a small collection of animal fetish carvings. This is one of a series of travel bugs showing some of my favorite pieces.
Fetishes are an animals or figures carved from natural materials-- stone, minerals, gems, shell, antler, wood, amber, coral, fossil ivory and probably many more. Most of mine are quite small, less than two inches in height or length. Most of my collection is from Zuni artisans (New Mexico), but I also have items from carvers in other western states, including Alaska.
The original fetishes were probably some items that just resembled something, a bird maybe, and mystical powers were often ascribed to it. Using primitive tools the distinguishing features were often embellished. Over centuries there became specialists in fetish carving and it eventually grew into an art form. Leekya Deyuse (a Zuni), made jewelry and fetishes in the 1920s and some of his fetish necklaces are now valued at more than $20,000. However, the average cost per piece in my collection is probably around $65. While many still believe in the power of fetishes, in the present time most them are for sale to tourists and collectors. If you doubt this, just go to the shops in Zuni (and elsewhere) and note the mass production using grinding wheels, belt sanders and Dremel tools.
My collection has more frogs than any other animal but it is not because I have any special attachment to them. Many carvers produce frogs, but my fetishes are almost exclusively from the Laate family. They are carved from unusual materials and fixed in unusual poses. This is the first frog I bought--the roadkill pose made me laugh when I saw it.
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nandi98 discovered it
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...gesehen im TB Hotel Mundescharfer...
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nandi98 discovered it
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...gesehen im TB Hotel Mundescharfer...
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technikfredi discovered it
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Im großen TB-Hotel am Fuße der Munde entdeckt.
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ebnater discovered it
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Heute auf dem Rückweg vom Südtirol-Eltern-Urlaub noch beim TB Hotel Mundeschafer vorbeigeschaut. Wirklich super dort!! Dort haben wir auch diesen TB entdecken dürfen - danke fürs Zeigen!!
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jednou nohou v hrobe discovered it
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Discovered in a LTB Cache:-)
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Im *******Sterne Hotel in Tirol gesehen
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Team_T.O.M. discovered it
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Spät aber doch loggen wir nun endlich TBs die wir gesehen hatten.
Diesen hier haben wir bei luzzi1971 gesehen.
Danke fürs zeigen und discovern lassen!
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ErikSi discovered it
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In den Händen von Luzzi gesehen. Danke, ErikSi
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ErikSi discovered it
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In den Händen von Luzzi gesehen..erikSi
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