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Help me find the origin of this Aussie plushie (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by FireWire400@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone

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First of all, sorry if this really isn't the right spot for this but I figured that maybe some Aussies in here recognise it.

I've had this stuffed frilled-neck lizard since roughly 2006 when a family member brought it back from Australia for me, I know for sure that my brother had a stuffed dinosaur with a similar design on it. According to the tag it was hand made in Australia by "Kurrajong Aboriginal Products". A quick search brought me to a company with the same name that sells child education books and hand made dolls, so the connection is kinda there but I can't be sure; they don't sell stuffed animals (anymore). I'd really like to know if anyone has seen these or even has one.

Here's some pictures I took of it.

When I was in Australia myself a while ago I searched for similar things but couldn't find anything. Even the museum shops I went to only seemed to sell generic Chinese-made stuff, which really is a shame but anyway...

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[–] spudsrus@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Looks like something that might have sold in Australian geographic back in the day

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Could be; looking at their webstore they definitely sell similar stuff but nothing Aboriginal as far as I can tell.

Actually, I used to have a Kookaburra hand puppet similar to one they're selling but mine was of better quality for sure.... Unfortunately that one was lost to time

[–] spudsrus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it filled with sand? Reminds me of a sand filled one but they were usually more gecko shaped

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

No, it feels more like really dense synthetic stuffing.

Makes me think it wasn't really meant for children because it's not really that cuddly, although I don't know if it's always been this way.

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