Any idea what this small wooden head is?

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  1. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    My son found this while metal detecting in the front yard. The house is 116 years old.
    I can tell if it's newer or old.
    It looks and feels to be made of wood and possibly painted at one time.

    It has large teeth, a tongue sticking out, and a pig nose?

    Any ideas on what it is or its age?

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  2. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    polyethylene
     
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    There's writing visible on the right in the 3rd photo.
     
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  4. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    Someone else just pointed that out!
    It says Tiawan
     
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  5. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Taiwan
     
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  6. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    I seem to remember in fairly recent years small head-shaped balls, made of a rubber-like plastic, which might look like this after only a few years in the ground.
    Grotesque animals, ninja turtles, battle hogs, something like that.
    Doesn't look like this one would bounce any more.....
    Similar to this, maybe:

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  7. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    Whomp-whomp
     
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  8. trailboss

    trailboss New Member

    Rather creepy I'd say.
     
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  9. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    This looks like one of those pods that has scent to them.
    You used to find them in the old type of new age stores, and souvenir stores.
    I want to say they had a rose scent, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
    Flat beige box with about a dozen of these pods.
    Anyone know what I'm talking about?

    Looks like it was carved from one of those.
     
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  10. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    It's a knockoff maddball from the 1980s :rolleyes:
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Haunted Creepy Madball Psychic Energy Generator? List it on FeeBay for 9.99 and see what happens.:jimlad::jimlad::jimlad::jimlad::wacky:
     
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  12. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Sure...like:
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    all_fakes, Jan 5, 2017
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