Cindythings Chrystal Dunninger Museum Page 11

This is a cute English Bobby doll with blinking eyes. About 7 inches / 18 cm tall, he's made of hard plastic, has moveable arms, and blinking blue eyes. They close if you lay him down. He's wearing a dark blue felt bobby uniform with brass buttons, missing it's badge judging by the spot of glue on the front of his jacket, a hat with black leather straps, and the most amazing shoes--black painted feet! On the back of his head Chrystal has written LONDON in blue ink. He does a little moonlighting keeping order in the Candy Mentalists' Gallery, did you spot him there?

This little laddie is a hard plastic doll with blinking blue eyes and moving arms, 7 inches / 18 cm tall, dressed up like a proper wee Scottish laird. He's got a blue plastic-suede jacket with lace cuffs and collar and gold sequin button, a white shirt, a red plaid kilt with brass kilt pin, a matching scarf, a blue plastic-suede hat with trim to match the plaid kilt, and little black vinyl "boots" with red trim. If you look closely, you'll see he went to the same shoe store as the English Bobby Doll--he's got black painted feet! And to answer the age old question--yes, he does. Have underwear on, that is. They're white satin boxers! On the back of his head Chrystal has written SCOTLAND in blue ink. Just in case she confused his outfit with one from someplace else?

Here is a really exotic piece. I believe it is a Hindu or Buddhist deity figurine from India or possibly someplace like Tibet? It appears to be a male deity with four arms, sitting on an elephant. It is about 3 1/2 inches or 9 cm tall, about 3 inches or 7 cm at its widest. I wonder which deity it is? If anyone knows, please tell me. My guess is he could be Indra, because of the elephant he's riding who I'm thinking is Airavata, and his having four arms. Indra was once the supreme ruler of the gods and the god of war, thunder, storms, the greatest warrior and strongest being, and the defender of gods and mankind against evil forces, but he ended up having a bit of a fall later on to being weather god and lord of the lesser gods. Kama, the Hindu god of love and desire, also sometimes appeared on an elephant, but since this little guy doesn't have a cupid's bow and arrow, I don't think it's him. What's interesting about this and the following exhibit is that Dunninger was an avid collector of such figures. His home was full of them, some very large, and there are pictures of him with some of them. Maybe this and the following deity figure were part of his collection. I hope he knew who they were!

This is an intriguing piece. A female brass deity figurine, probably from India, showing a deity seated on a stool, with six arms, holding an intriguing assortment of items in her hands, at least one of which I think is a lotus. I wonder which deity she is? Do you know? I've looked at a lot of Hindu deities and I'm stumped, I just can't figure out who she is. If I have to take a stab at it, I'll guess Shiva Baghwati, but don't hold me to it! She's about 3 1/2 inches / 9 cm tall, by about 3 inches / 7 cm wide. This one is darker in color than the male figure, and the stool she's seated on is hollow.