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Post #715852 by Bay Park Buzzy on Sun, May 4, 2014 12:53 PM

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This week's pair:

Solomon Islands Head


This guy showed up at the swapmeet a few weeks ago. I figured no one else would know what it was, and the chance of another Solomon islands collector happening by it was rare, so I left it there in hopes that the price would go down a bit. Today it finally devalued enough that I bought it. The seller said " I knew you were going buy it!" And I said, "why, because I'm the only guy who has looked at in the last 6 weeks!" It made his wife chuckle, so I handed her the cash...

Clamshell turtle design

Pearl shell crescent pendant

It's missing a shell ring or spikes in the nose. :(

Free made in china mug they gave away at the UCSD bookstore:

Buzzy Out!