I've been wanting to start a new series on the blog featuring photos I have that are related to Alabama in some way but not really needing a long post. I decided to start with this item.
Mom and Dad met at Auburn University back in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute days--but everybody called it Auburn even then, she used to tell me. They acquired or were given a fair amount of "Auburnalia" over the years. These materials included books, DVDs, etc and some objets d'art such as this character.
So what can we say? Here's a cowrie shell glued to a slice of a small tree limb and featuring AU's orange and blue colors and a beanie and pennant. Does this look like a frog to you?
I remember this piece sat on a shelf in Dad's basement study for many years. Maybe one day I'll share a few more of the Auburn oddities and memorabilia I have. In the meantime, the university's licensing people need to get this one into mass production. Bound to be a hit.....isn't retro cool now??
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